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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As the teacher of that hard class, your son is making a mature, responsible choice.

I had 6 kids miss my class last week for a mid day band concert. They have now been behind all week and will struggle to catch up before Friday’s test.

I don’t know why performances have to be during the school day.[/quote]

I can't imagine how missing one day of class for a school-related activity would cause someone to be this behind unless one or both teachers were being intentionally punitive.  [/quote]

It’s not punitive. The kid is missing content.  This kid is mature and making a decision.  I’m a math teacher and if we are learning a new and difficult topic with practice, many students want to be there.  Sure, they can read the notes or come see me at another time but it’s not the same. In the higher level classes, that doesn’t replace a full block of a class of instruction and activities that will be missed. Some of this could be discussion on multiple ways to approach problems.  They want to be there for the group discussion in the higher level classes. [/quote]

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