Missing school for academic enrichment - yea or nay?

[Anonymous]

Take that 30minutes of commute time and use it to study math. Now you don't need the class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would do it if the enrichment was absolutely needed. But I’d talk to the principal first about it. If your child is accelerated past what the teacher is capable of teaching- then I would consider this essential to their education. Just like if your child needed special ed services, PT, or OT.

My own child took math classes not offered at their home middle school which required them to leave school 2 hrs early once per week. But it was a district program so it was excused.

I feel like it is needed, but admit school and lots of other parents may not agree. Our curriculum is a year behind some states, and I was told she is about 2 years ahead in math. She just brought home a worksheet from school at the level of problems like 10-5 and 7+2. I did talk to the teacher during conferences and she basically said that she isn't going to accelerate DD, but she can play math games and do math coloring instead.

Your child is doing adding and subtracting within the 10s in preK (so 4 year olds) in the fall, like month three of school, and this is upsetting to you?

K is much more academic now. You don’t need to push so much in prek. Let your child be a child. And if they love math you can do math games and puzzles. You can reinforce in an age appropriate way that doesn’t include leaving school early.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would do it if the enrichment was absolutely needed. But I’d talk to the principal first about it. If your child is accelerated past what the teacher is capable of teaching- then I would consider this essential to their education. Just like if your child needed special ed services, PT, or OT.

My own child took math classes not offered at their home middle school which required them to leave school 2 hrs early once per week. But it was a district program so it was excused.

I feel like it is needed, but admit school and lots of other parents may not agree. Our curriculum is a year behind some states, and I was told she is about 2 years ahead in math. She just brought home a worksheet from school at the level of problems like 10-5 and 7+2. I did talk to the teacher during conferences and she basically said that she isn't going to accelerate DD, but she can play math games and do math coloring instead.

Your child is doing adding and subtracting within the 10s in preK (so 4 year olds) in the fall, like month three of school, and this is upsetting to you?

K is much more academic now. You don’t need to push so much in prek. Let your child be a child. And if they love math you can do math games and puzzles. You can reinforce in an age appropriate way that doesn’t include leaving school early.

The earlier discussion was about preK dismissal, which happens right before the older kids are dismissed. OP’s DD is not in preK

[Anonymous]

What grade is she in?

What is in ES math that requires a whole extra class instead of a workbook / Khan and some parental guidance?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What grade is she in?

What is in ES math that requires a whole extra class instead of a workbook / Khan and some parental guidance?

Yeah, I agree -- OP just supplement with her yourself at home. It's not hard. It sounds like you have the time/flexibility.

[Anonymous]

I think its fine but you should check if there is a time cut off for pick up. At our school you cant sign out after the buses arrive. So you need to get kids at least 20 minutes before the bell.

My son has therapy and music lessons every other week and I think nothing of signing him out 30 minutes early. It is what it is. At our school it does not count as an absence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Take that 30minutes of commute time and use it to study math. Now you don't need the class.

+1. These early years are easy to self-supplement, and with a fast learner, supplementing is more effective one-on-one.

[Anonymous]

So self- important

[Anonymous]

Is there an advanced math option in school? What does her teacher suggest for enrichment? If the school isn’t meeting the need then yes you can absolutely take her out 20 minutes early on Mondays (especially in FFX where Monday afternoon isn’t school anyway).

[Anonymous]

The damage and harm in devaluing school education at this stage in her development would make this a hard no for me.

[Anonymous]

I think it's fine.

[Anonymous]

Wouldn't it be better to be the first car in the car rider line? I always see 2 cars who are waiting in line 2 hours before school even dismisses. I thought it was really weird but maybe they have the same situation as your DD. Our school dismisses students 5 mins early to pack up etc. so they come out right on time or a minute earlier.

[Anonymous]

Not ok. It’s rude.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not ok. It’s rude.

Nah. School is service for your child. Its rude of them to not meet her needs. Its not rude to say this service isnt fully adequate so ive found others

[Anonymous]

No, it is not okay.