Family Trip - spring break

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Anonymous wrote:There is no way I would let a HS kid miss this much school for a non-event. Just move the trip to June.

X1000 There is always at least one or two teachers that intentionally schedule a high point test, presentation or something in class that really screws any kid that takes off. Grades count in high school. You would basically have to lie and say they were sick.

I had zero problem taking kids out in ES but it’s way to punitive in high school and middle school,

So teachers are going to schedule a test on one of the only three days of school the week immediately proceeding one week of vacation, a teacher work day and a student holiday?

Teacher here and absolutely. The test will be whenever the unit ends and it’s much better to have it before a break than after. Many students won’t be studying over the vacation and then they can go on vacation not thinking about the test. It’s common to have assessments immediately before a vacation. Not to pile on, but this is your fault for offering to go on a vacation during a week you didn’t want to go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is no way I would let a HS kid miss this much school for a non-event. Just move the trip to June.

X1000 There is always at least one or two teachers that intentionally schedule a high point test, presentation or something in class that really screws any kid that takes off. Grades count in high school. You would basically have to lie and say they were sick.

I had zero problem taking kids out in ES but it’s way to punitive in high school and middle school,

So teachers are going to schedule a test on one of the only three days of school the week immediately proceeding one week of vacation, a teacher work day and a student holiday?

They sure could.
Even if they don't, they will be TEACHING. If your kid is in AP/IB classes, they will have a test within a few weeks of your trip that tests them on the TEACHING they have received throughout the year. And your kid is going to intentionally miss 3 days of that teaching just a few weeks before the test.

If your kid is smart enough to be in AP/IB then they are smart enough to catch up on a possibly missed lesson, no?

No. It's not necessarily about being "smart enough" it's about missed material.