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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

OP here - teacher for this class is amazing. Incredibly dedicated and gifted teacher - not punitive. But he has extremely high standards and class moves very quickly. DS does not want to miss class because the teachers is such a good lecturer so it is hard to recreate the in-class learning with just the text book or videos. DS already decided to pass on the spring amusement park band trip because it would require missing this class. (It is a block schedule school so missing one class is really like missing two classes).[/quote]

Mine skips that stuff too but you might want to reach out to both teachers on how to handle it.[/quote]
I'd make sure he talks to both teachers.  He shouldn't surprise the band teacher with his absence.  That's uncool.

Is there another section of the hard class that he could join for one day?  Either during lunch or skipping an easy class? Maybe something could be worked out.[/quote]
I agree that he should see if there is another section of the hard class that he can attend that day.  Maybe there's a solution.[/quote]

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