Winter Break Starting on Thursday — We May Be Those People

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Who cares. Schools are a mess. There aren’t even enough teachers.

Do what works for you.

Sadly, agreed. I have no qualms missing school days. In the long run, who cares (schools certainly don’t).

Well, the issue is that OPs kid is an eighth grader and would potentially be taking classes that count for high school credit which ends up on their college transcript.

Eighth grade classes taken for high school credit show up up on your high school transcript. College classes (and dual enrolled classes that 8th graders can’t take) show up on your college transcript.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Well, the issue is that OPs kid is an eighth grader and would potentially be taking classes that count for high school credit which ends up on their college transcript.

Missing two days before winter break in 8th grade is not going to affect their college admission.

Newsflash. This 100% does not end up on your college transcript.

OP. Go and have fun.

Your final grade does, what on earth do you think we mean? If your eighth grader is taking a language, algebra or higher, or world GEO, those are high school level classes, and will be on the transcript. Hope he was asking if there are test right before break that are children can mess. If there’s a test and it’s an unexcused absence, it will bring down their grade.

I do not know a single teacher who would not accommodate this in one way or another. We know kids will miss before breaks when they fall at odd times. We know that when a family travels is outside of a child’s control.

I do. Even with the lenient make up policies this year, a teacher of my student, and several friends students did not allow them to do a make up that would allow them to keep their A average because they submitted the wrong form. They showed up for the retake and were denied. So my daughter ended up with an 89.3. Not all teachers are lenient.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who cares. Schools are a mess. There aren’t even enough teachers.

Do what works for you.

Sadly, agreed. I have no qualms missing school days. In the long run, who cares (schools certainly don’t).

Well, the issue is that OPs kid is an eighth grader and would potentially be taking classes that count for high school credit which ends up on their college transcript.

Eighth grade classes taken for high school credit show up up on your high school transcript. College classes (and dual enrolled classes that 8th graders can’t take) show up on your college transcript.

I think it’s obvious what was meant is that those classes will show up on the transcript that go to colleges on applications.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think a lot of kids are going to be “getting wisdom teeth out” or have a “minor medical procedure” that week.

Back in my day the school would have required a note from the doctor/dentist. On official practice letterhead.

Still required at my son's private school. If they miss more than 10 days for any reason, they are required to attend Saturday school.