Anonymous
04/01/2016 19:47
Subject: Feel guilty to have my 1st grader miss school for a trip
Anonymous wrote:Its fine if its only 1st grade. 3rd and above gets more difficult.
I disagree about third grade being hard to pull them out. When your kid is taking high school level classes, THAT is when it is hard to pull them out. I wish I realized this earlier and took them out for educational vacation more often.
Anonymous
04/01/2016 19:11
Subject: Re:Feel guilty to have my 1st grader miss school for a trip
Anonymous wrote:OP here. Booked our flights. DS will miss 2 days of school. Trying to decide if I should send DS to school for 1.5 hours before we have to leave for the airport. DH thinks DS should just skip and not a big deal to miss. I prefer DS not to be marked absent.
Don't send him for the 1.5 hrs. You'll have enough to deal with getting to the airport. Not at all worth it.
Anonymous
04/01/2016 18:59
Subject: Re:Feel guilty to have my 1st grader miss school for a trip
Anonymous wrote:OP here. Booked our flights. DS will miss 2 days of school. Trying to decide if I should send DS to school for 1.5 hours before we have to leave for the airport. DH thinks DS should just skip and not a big deal to miss. I prefer DS not to be marked absent.
Why are such a goody two shoes??
It's first grade. It does not matter that your child misses a few days.
Anonymous
04/01/2016 18:58
Subject: Re:Feel guilty to have my 1st grader miss school for a trip
OP here. Booked our flights. DS will miss 2 days of school. Trying to decide if I should send DS to school for 1.5 hours before we have to leave for the airport. DH thinks DS should just skip and not a big deal to miss. I prefer DS not to be marked absent.
Anonymous
04/01/2016 08:38
Subject: Feel guilty to have my 1st grader miss school for a trip
Anonymous wrote:I pulled my DC out of 1st grade for a month for a trip and didn't feel guilty. What's the big deal?
You probably should.
Anonymous
04/01/2016 07:40
Subject: Feel guilty to have my 1st grader miss school for a trip
Anonymous wrote:
Sometimes experiences are more important than school.
This is one of those times.
Plus 1 million
Anonymous
04/01/2016 07:38
Subject: Feel guilty to have my 1st grader miss school for a trip
I pulled my DC out of 1st grade for a month for a trip and didn't feel guilty. What's the big deal?
Anonymous
03/31/2016 21:40
Subject: Feel guilty to have my 1st grader miss school for a trip
Anonymous wrote:
Sometimes experiences are more important than school.
This is one of those times.
Teacher here. I agree. And there's no need to lie.
Anonymous
03/31/2016 21:38
Subject: Feel guilty to have my 1st grader miss school for a trip
Anonymous wrote:Guilty? It isn't about you.
The questions are simple:
* Did you harm your kid, and know if a break in structure matters to your kid.
* Did you behave reasonably to the teacher?
I was at the school today and briefly mentioned that we thinking of going away to visit my sick friend. Turns out the teacher will be out that Friday and the kids will have a sub. I feel less guilty now.
Anonymous
03/31/2016 19:31
Subject: Feel guilty to have my 1st grader miss school for a trip
Guilty? It isn't about you.
The questions are simple:
* Did you harm your kid, and know if a break in structure matters to your kid.
* Did you behave reasonably to the teacher?
The questions are simple:
* Did you harm your kid, and know if a break in structure matters to your kid.
* Did you behave reasonably to the teacher?