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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a first grade teacher I have to say: missing a week and a half of school for a trip is unfair to your child, your child's teacher and the other students in the class. I have never had any of my families do this. [/quote]

Doesn't it depend on what the child is doing during that week and a half?  How about if she's accompanying a mom competing in the Olympic Games to the venue?  Or taking a chance to accompany a dad who's going to conferences in two East Asian countries with a tutor in tow for the child?  Or competing in international violin concerts in Australia and New Zealand?  What's unfair to families is assuming that every week and a half spent in public school is far more enriching than every week and a half missed. Hardly a safe assumption in a city with fast-changing demographics.

I missed two months of second grade in public school to accompany my father on a sabbatical to Europe, where we visited a dozen countries (and countless museums, cathedrals, palaces etc.). As an adult, I'm fairly certain that I wouldn't have earned a PhD in international relations if I hadn't been taken on that particular trip. My 2nd grade teacher strongly encouraged my dad to take me, as did the school's principal.  Thank goodness.
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And you could still do it these days - you just need to be officially home schooling then.

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