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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids learned so much more visiting family in Europe last October than they would have learned sitting in a classroom. We visited 4 medieval castles. They reinforced their language skills. They experienced the cuisine, culture, architecture, etc. of their father's home country. The bonus was that they strengthened their relationship with their grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins.

We took them out for two weeks. I'm already planning next year's trip which will again require me to take them out of school. I don't travel to Scandinavia during school breaks because it's way too expensive. October is the cheapest time to travel there. All three kids are straight-A students and easily feel back into the routine when they returned and they did not backslide at all academically.[/quote]

Selfish idiot.  You tell yourself that.  But, what you've also done is make the burden heavier on the teachers and negatively impact the other students who have to spend the time prepping for your child to be gone and then catching them up when they get back.  Why don't you just homeschool?? [/quote]

^^STFU, you are just jealous that you can't take YOUR kids out for 2 week vacation. Heavier burden for the teachers and other students? GMAFB. YOU are the Idiot.[/quote]

Wow - really struck a nerve with some of you idiots out there?  And I actually can afford to do that kind of vacation - we just do it over the already provided breaks...or that thing called SUMMER?  Every heard of it?  Perfect opportunity to take your kids out.

And as to the person who said their teacher doesn't prep - maybe - but some do.  And I hear from my kids all the time how they have to go slow and how every time the people who are out for weeks come back the teacher has to spend extra time catching them up.   I'm not all that angry and bitter in general.  My life is pretty damn good.  But entitled people tend to bring out the piss and vinegar in me.  But if you want your child to be entitled to - keep it up![/quote]

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