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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In my daughter’s 7th-grade class last year, multiple students missed over three weeks of school (January–February). Same story, usually India or Asia-bound.  The current warnings seem overly alarmist.  The gradebook initially showed low grades that were usually updated to the students’ actual grades once the work was completed.[/quote]

Except her kid is missing end of December and won’t have that much time to make up work. [/quote]

To be fair, the OP is weighing an eight-day absence at the start of Winter break, whereas this poster is claiming that kids missed fifteen days or more during the middle of a quarter—two very different situations. The OP's child will certainly miss some quizzes and tests, but if he’s strong in math (as his invitation to IMO training camp suggests), he’ll likely handle the Geometry exam just fine when he returns. Making up eight days of work at the start of winter break is also manageable; many students have already mentally checked out by then even though classes are still in session. Some replies in this thread feel unduly judgmental of another family’s choice.

OP, take the steps others have recommended: speak directly with each teacher about the absence. They’ll probably remind you it’s your child’s responsibility to complete any missed work and that they can’t provide additional instructional time. Informing them—and the school administration—of the planned leave ensures everyone is prepared and the attendance record is handled correctly.[/quote]

OP here. Thank you for this. I have been monitoring this thread and honestly the judgement was a bit much, especially about how little we care about our kids education.[b] If any of you knew much about the IMO invite-only training circuit from one of the top ones in the world (which you wouldn’t find on a random Google search!), you would know the compromises and sacrifices we make as a family to enable education and its privileges in our family[/b]. Unfortunately this year we are stuck in a bind and need to make this trip and I came on here to get some guidance on how to do this properly and ended up receiving a lot of judgment for asking the question. Shameful!! [/quote]

Well, if he is that smart, what are you concerned about?[/quote]

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