There is nothing that a child will miss in a week of school that can’t be made up or skipped entirely.
I am not proposing that school and any extracurricular sports or clubs after are not important, but with a little communication with teachers and coaches, plans can be made. The little bit of extra work for an older student to keep up with school work is worth the benefits of not only quality, but more affordable family time. Not to mention, a ton of real-life learning happens on vacation. Kids learn about tides and ecosystems on a beach vacation.
And it’s not like the administration checks with our bosses to see when it’s convenient for us to take time off. Parents don’t always have the luxury of not working when kids are home for long weekends that include in-service days or random holidays that fall on a Tuesday. Some of us have to work through holidays and breaks. The kids may be home, but we are juggling schedules,, and muddling through another stretch of time at the office that can’t be missed.
Because I had major surgery this fall, we can’t see family over Thanksgiving break. It stinks. Instead we will wait and see our relatives this spring, and my kids will need to miss a few days of school. Their education will not suffer for it. We are going to save a few bucks because our peeps are traveling to us, and the excitement of our vacation is doubled because the kids like the idea of playing hooky.I value education.
My kids love school and understand the need to treat it with respect and responsibility. However, I also want them to know it’s okay to take a break. Life is too short to follow all of the rules all of the time. And it’s not like there aren’t responsible and cheaper ways to break them. Book the family vacation, folks; even if it means the kids have to miss school. I have yet to hear anyone tell me they regret memories made after pulling their middle schoolers from class in order take a family vacation that worked on their terms.
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