Can I pull my kid out of Kindergarten to go on vacation?

[Anonymous]

what about preschool? is it bad?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At our private school, people take the kids out of school for trips all the time. Like to go to Disney.

Do 'Big 3' parents really go to Disney?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:At our private school, people take the kids out of school for trips all the time. Like to go to Disney.

Do 'Big 3' parents really go to Disney?

What's "big 3"?

[Anonymous]

I am pretty sure they are not learning the nuclear codes in kindergarten so I would say that yes it is OK. As your child gets older you would have to see what type of student they are and then assess whether they can handle missing school and catching up on their own

[Anonymous]

As long as you are involved in your children's learning, it shouldn't matter. When I was little, I missed that the last 2 months of 5th grade to move to Europe for the summer with my parents, the teachers at the time said I would learn more from the experience than I would in the classroom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Only if you're ok with them never knowing what happens to Peter Rabbit.

Seriously, it's only kindergarten!

Someone wrote a book and it was a run away best seller entitled, "Everything I needed to know, I learned in Kindergarten." Apparently, kindergarten is important.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As long as you are involved in your children's learning, it shouldn't matter. When I was little, I missed that the last 2 months of 5th grade to move to Europe for the summer with my parents, the teachers at the time said I would learn more from the experience than I would in the classroom.

That seems a little different than waiting for a plumber or going to a sale at Bloomingdale's.

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Anonymous wrote:As long as you are involved in your children's learning, it shouldn't matter. When I was little, I missed that the last 2 months of 5th grade to move to Europe for the summer with my parents, the teachers at the time said I would learn more from the experience than I would in the classroom.

That seems a little different than waiting for a plumber or going to a sale at Bloomingdale's.

I am the pp that stayed home for the plumber or went shopping with my mom and I will always treasure those stolen moments with my mom a hell of a lot more than knowing what happened in "Where the Red Fern Grows."

And staying home to wait for the plumber taught me about contributing to the family - sometimes it was my turn to help out if my parents couldnt miss work that day.

People complain that kids leave school, even college and grad school, and stil dont know how to "do" anything. Life lessons, even when boring, go a long way.

[Anonymous]

I will also be pulling my kids out school to go to Disney. I believe spending time with family is as important as going to kindergarten/1st grade.

I believe taking your child out of school at older age is a different story.

[Anonymous]

We did it when DC was in 1st Grade since we had a family member in very grave condition in the hospital just before Thanksgiving. We we took DC out of school the Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of Thanksgiving week. We tried to emphasize we were not going on a pre-planned vacation trip but on a trip to see family that was ill. The teacher and principal (in FCPS) were very understanding.

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Anonymous wrote:As long as you are involved in your children's learning, it shouldn't matter. When I was little, I missed that the last 2 months of 5th grade to move to Europe for the summer with my parents, the teachers at the time said I would learn more from the experience than I would in the classroom.

That seems a little different than waiting for a plumber or going to a sale at Bloomingdale's.

I am the pp that stayed home for the plumber or went shopping with my mom and I will always treasure those stolen moments with my mom a hell of a lot more than knowing what happened in "Where the Red Fern Grows."

And staying home to wait for the plumber taught me about contributing to the family - sometimes it was my turn to help out if my parents couldnt miss work that day.

People complain that kids leave school, even college and grad school, and stil dont know how to "do" anything. Life lessons, even when boring, go a long way.

If you have to "learn" how to wait for the plumber or go to a sale, your life skills are pretty remedial.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:As long as you are involved in your children's learning, it shouldn't matter. When I was little, I missed that the last 2 months of 5th grade to move to Europe for the summer with my parents, the teachers at the time said I would learn more from the experience than I would in the classroom.

That seems a little different than waiting for a plumber or going to a sale at Bloomingdale's.

I am the pp that stayed home for the plumber or went shopping with my mom and I will always treasure those stolen moments with my mom a hell of a lot more than knowing what happened in "Where the Red Fern Grows."

And staying home to wait for the plumber taught me about contributing to the family - sometimes it was my turn to help out if my parents couldnt miss work that day.

People complain that kids leave school, even college and grad school, and stil dont know how to "do" anything. Life lessons, even when boring, go a long way.

If you have to "learn" how to wait for the plumber or go to a sale, your life skills are pretty remedial.

And when your kids cant take a moment form their busy lives to help you, you'll be wishing you thought a little bit more about family and less about their schooling.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:As long as you are involved in your children's learning, it shouldn't matter. When I was little, I missed that the last 2 months of 5th grade to move to Europe for the summer with my parents, the teachers at the time said I would learn more from the experience than I would in the classroom.

That seems a little different than waiting for a plumber or going to a sale at Bloomingdale's.

I am the pp that stayed home for the plumber or went shopping with my mom and I will always treasure those stolen moments with my mom a hell of a lot more than knowing what happened in "Where the Red Fern Grows."

And staying home to wait for the plumber taught me about contributing to the family - sometimes it was my turn to help out if my parents couldnt miss work that day.

People complain that kids leave school, even college and grad school, and stil dont know how to "do" anything. Life lessons, even when boring, go a long way.

If you have to "learn" how to wait for the plumber or go to a sale, your life skills are pretty remedial.

And when your kids cant take a moment form their busy lives to help you, you'll be wishing you thought a little bit more about family and less about their schooling.

PP here - *from (before someone starts jumping on my inability to spell because I missed 4 days in 5th grade)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:As long as you are involved in your children's learning, it shouldn't matter. When I was little, I missed that the last 2 months of 5th grade to move to Europe for the summer with my parents, the teachers at the time said I would learn more from the experience than I would in the classroom.

That seems a little different than waiting for a plumber or going to a sale at Bloomingdale's.

I am the pp that stayed home for the plumber or went shopping with my mom and I will always treasure those stolen moments with my mom a hell of a lot more than knowing what happened in "Where the Red Fern Grows."

And staying home to wait for the plumber taught me about contributing to the family - sometimes it was my turn to help out if my parents couldnt miss work that day.

People complain that kids leave school, even college and grad school, and stil dont know how to "do" anything. Life lessons, even when boring, go a long way.

If you have to "learn" how to wait for the plumber or go to a sale, your life skills are pretty remedial.

And when your kids cant take a moment form their busy lives to help you, you'll be wishing you thought a little bit more about family and less about their schooling.

Your parents let you slack on occasion. That's fine -no harm, no foul. I think what other posters are getting at is that you are trying to paint this as some profound life lesson, which frankly, most people (even ones who keep their kids out of school occasionally) wouldn't. And you alternate between acting like these were stolen family moments to you were the lone anchor at the house. It doesn't add up.

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Anonymous wrote:As long as you are involved in your children's learning, it shouldn't matter. When I was little, I missed that the last 2 months of 5th grade to move to Europe for the summer with my parents, the teachers at the time said I would learn more from the experience than I would in the classroom.

That seems a little different than waiting for a plumber or going to a sale at Bloomingdale's.

I am the pp that stayed home for the plumber or went shopping with my mom and I will always treasure those stolen moments with my mom a hell of a lot more than knowing what happened in "Where the Red Fern Grows."

And staying home to wait for the plumber taught me about contributing to the family - sometimes it was my turn to help out if my parents couldnt miss work that day.

People complain that kids leave school, even college and grad school, and stil dont know how to "do" anything. Life lessons, even when boring, go a long way.

If you have to "learn" how to wait for the plumber or go to a sale, your life skills are pretty remedial.

And when your kids cant take a moment form their busy lives to help you, you'll be wishing you thought a little bit more about family and less about their schooling.

Your parents let you slack on occasion. That's fine -no harm, no foul. I think what other posters are getting at is that you are trying to paint this as some profound life lesson, which frankly, most people (even ones who keep their kids out of school occasionally) wouldn't. And you alternate between acting like these were stolen family moments to you were the lone anchor at the house. It doesn't add up.

All I'm saying is that I missed school for a variety of reasons - special time with my mom, helping the family out, family vacations, whatever. Missing school in general does not teach a kid that school is not important, just that other things might also be important on that day. Parents who are so scared their kid will miss a day of school is going to miss out on a lot of other things in life. It doesnt have to be a dying family member or a trip to Europe to be a good reason not to go.