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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The international vacations have been going on for years and pose a tremendous burden on teachers. Choices for family have to be made but bear in mind that attendance is important for both school and work. Do employers grant such long vacations? Know colleges don’t. [/quote]

OP here.  Funny you should mention that.  Both my husband and I work so yes employers do grant this request.  Colleges offer much more than 2 weeks.  [/quote]

College professor here - your student would automatically fail my class for this many absences.  Medical reasons would be the only exception, and that would lead to a medical withdrawal, not a make-up situation.

I've taught at four universities - from small privates to R1s, and the same would be true at every single one, in every single field.  [/quote]

Dude, I went to Columbia University and barely showed up for my Intro to Philosophy class.  I still managed an A in that class.  So I don't know what the hell you're talking about when you say "fail my class for this many absences."  Let's not fib to this poor woman.  I think it's a poor idea also because it puts pressure on the kid moreso than a teacher I think.  But if her kid is ok with that, then what does it really matter.  [/quote]

Hmm, do we listen to someone who is actually teaching at the college level today or someone who was in college 25 years ago? Nothing regarding the college landscape has changed since then.  :roll: [/quote]

Believe the college kid who says mandatory attendance policies and “automatic failures” are rarely enforced if the kid has a firm grasp on the material and it shows in the grades. You should read the statement made by the supposed teacher at a college and use some critical reasoning skills — also taught in an Intro to Phil class![/quote]

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