A Teacher MISSING school 4 WDW...

[Jey12]

If he has the time available and wants to do it I say go for it! Now if his students have a major test or milestone during that time, then probably not. Most teachers work twice as hard when taking that much time off before they leave than they would have if they'd just stayed and not gone on vacation. As far as thinking as long as the learning is the same it's ok, I have an issue with that. My child's learning is not solely dependent upon the teacher. It's my job to see that the education level is where I want and expect it to be for my family. If the teacher is gone, that just means I might have to pull some extra weight double checking and helping with things at home. Most subs aren't glorified babysitters and are more than competent to run a class for a week.

There's a difference between a job and a career, and kudos to your husband for making his job more than just a simple job. Hopefully he can find the right time to take off so you can enjoy a free dining week, of less crowds at WDW. He has time to take off like everyone else, and they give it to him for a reason is my thoughts. Take it and enjoy!

 

[tigger51276]

It is a job and being a job if you have personal and/or vacation time and want to use it, you should use it! I wouldn't take it during a testing time or when something important was happening, but then again I wouldn't leave for a vacation at work if I had a huge report or meeting scheduled.
Chelley00 and daisyduck123 I love that you ran into your student/teacher down there, how fun for the kids, great stories!!

 

[scrapquitler]

know this is a taboo question....
People generally don't like when families take there kids out of school to goto WDW.... I know...I know.
BUT

.... What if your childs teacher took off for a week to goto WDW ?

Now this teacher has accrude plenty of PTO....Now what do you say ?

DH is a teacher. I try and tempt him to take off to take a trip when its NOT crowded and a million dollars ( or free dining) He says NO way !
interested to see what others think ?

This is not going to go well.

My opinion: if the teacher has the approval of the higher ups in the school/BOE, then its none of my business WHY he/she has days off. I know from experience that when a teacher has planned days off, he/she plans ahead and leaves plenty of work for the kids and usually arranges for a well prepped sub. My child has had a teacher on an extended medical leave, a teacher on maternity leave, and a teacher that was the school systems reading/writing specialist and frequently out to run professional development workshops...and the teacher being gone a few days here and there was never a real issue (heck, the teacher on maternity leave was a GOOD thing, that was a lousy teacher, but I digress...)

Bottom line, its nobody's buisness WHY The teacher isn't there if the teacher's absence is approved by his/her supervisors.

 

[Palmtree searcher]

I wouldn't have a problem with it. But if he isn't comfortable with it, then I wouldn't push it. It is nice that he has that committment to his class.

 

[DisGirl819]

As a teacher, I would never take time off during the school year unless it was very important or an emergency. I get enough time off at vacation time. Plus most schools don't allow teachers to just take time off when they want. I don't think its fair to the students and as a teacher, I'm there for the students, if I am gone for 4 days, that does a disservice to my students.

I would not take time off to go to Disney during the school year.

 

[Palmtree searcher]

As a teacher, I would never take time off during the school year unless it was very important or an emergency. I get enough time off at vacation time. Plus most schools don't allow teachers to just take time off when they want. I don't think its fair to the students and as a teacher, I'm there for the students, if I am gone for 4 days, that does a disservice to my students.

I would not take time off to go to Disney during the school year.

If the OP's husband feels the same, it would not be cool to guilt him into a family trip during the school year.

 

[iloveftwilderness]

Go make the memories any time you can!

 

[spacemountainmom]

I have no issue with a teacher who wanted to take some vacation during the school year. Should teachers never get married, have a baby or heaven forbid...get sick during the school year?

My dd had an absolutely wonderful 2nd grade teacher. I was beyond thrilled when my ds was put in her class. The teacher was pregnant during the year and was due to have the baby in mid to late April so she would miss the last 6 weeks of school. The school was pretty pro-active in trying to hire a long-term sub and his teacher had a great deal of input.

The best laid plans don't always work. His teacher ended up with some problems in late February and had to go on bedrest. The school had to make do with a couple temp subs until the long term sub was available. It wasn't the best situation, but everyone made the best of it. My son survived that experience, I don't really see how having one of his teachers miss a week of school would be that detrimental to his academic career.

I take my kids out of school for vacation; I can't be a hypocrite and tell my kids' teachers that they can't.

 

[ddluvsdisney]

WOW

What positive feed back....
My DH takes students seriously ... Sometimes I wish he didn't

"Cause I would like to try free dining sometimeIf my childs teacher did it I wouldn't mind...

They have FD in August- that's an option.
I'm also a teacher and know it's hard to only take vacations in the summer or school vacations. We go to Disney during April vacation a lot when we can get decent flights of course b/c they jack up fares ridiculously!!! It's not fair to people who can only vacation at those times. I feel your pain.
Although I would feel a little guilty taking vaca. during school, however if it's approved and it's the only time you can go then my family is more important than my job.

 

[Pixiedust34]

My dh is a teacher and will not take off work for a Disney trip. He misses free dining because he has to be back to work in mid-August, before the FD starts. It's a bummer, but it is what it is.

The irony is that I homeschool our kids, so the kids and I are not tied down to the public school schedule. When dh travels with us, we go during the hot, crowded, more expensive to travel summer time. When the kids and I travel alone, we'll go off season and enjoy lower crowds and discounts such as free dining.

 

[angierae]

I personally don't have a problem with it. My inlaws were both teachers, though, and they would have never taken a week off during the school year.

 

[adtillma1]

I was a classroom teacher (I'm now an administrator) and I took off during "the middle of the year" to go to Disney. Now I did work around already built in workdays such as Veteran's Day so that I only ended up missing three days of school. I have no problems taking days off since I am given personal leave days and if I don't use them I loose them.

 

[solstice621]

I haven't read through this whole thread, but I get the feeling I agree with most of the previous posters. I have absolutely no problem with teachers taking time off (whether it's to to Disney or not, doesn't even matter). Teachers deserve time off as much as anyone. Yes, they get their summer and holidays off, but that is also reflected in their pay...

 

[littlbugmom]

If the teacher has the leave time and the school approves, I see nothing wrong with taking a vacation during the school year. I would expect a sub to be able to carry out the same level of instruction while the teacher is gone.


Yes, teachers have all summer to take vacations and personally, I think they should schedule their vacations during that time. However, I understand that it's not always possible. My husband is a firefighter and vacation time is approved according to senority. He is right in the middle of the senority list, so there is no way he'd be approved to use time during the summer or around holidays. We go when he can get time off.

 

[december]

I'm jealous of some of your school policies! We only get 2 personal days a year, they do not carry over as personal days (they become sick leave the next year if not used), and we cannot take them the day before or after a school holiday. So no long weekends for us.

I did use one personal day last year and went to WDW for 2 nights for MNSSHP. I had some SW credits that were about to expire, and a code at Pop. We did the campfire at FW the first night, DTD the next morning, MNSSHP that night, then flew home the next morning. The principal brought it up for the rest of the year (you should do so and so for me since I "let" you take that personal day in WDW....").

I need my sick days with 3 kids. I'm home with the youngest right now-using my 4th day of the year

I have gone to WDW in June, July (our summer vacation months), Thanksgiving week, and I'm booked for the week before Christmas. I tried to resist booking since we just went in July, but the calendar NEVER works out to have a week out BEFORE Christmas. I just can't resist.....

As for the OP, I think if the district will give your dh the time no one should have a problem with it. No one really knows how hard most of us work (I was at the school from 7am until 6pm yesterday). If your dh isn't comfortable I wouldn't push it though. There are deals out there-I used a room only code to book Sports for Dec. 17-22. I stayed offsite in a townhouse in July, and bought YES tickets (Got to do DQ, the water parks, and park hop for the first time). You just have to keep an eye out for discounts!

 

[jessica52877]

I wouldn't mind at all. DS's teachers have been out numerous days for different things. I would much prefer to be something planned so the teacher in turn could have a good plan laid out for the sub. A happy teacher will be better for my son.

 

[NoodlesTheRabbit]

I am a teacher too and have taken many trips to WDW during the school year with no problems.

 

[Hannathy]

IMO I would consider it very un professional.

He knows what the requirements and working times are for the job when he chose that profession. To me it is the same as a tax professional complaining he can't take of the first week of April, or one that did anyway to me would be un professional and I would not think highly of them.

 

[MrsJackSparrow4Life]

There is a huge difference between tax season and a school year, at least IMO.

 

[lisateaches]

IMO I would consider it very un professional.

He knows what the requirements and working times are for the job when he chose that profession. To me it is the same as a tax professional complaining he can't take of the first week of April, or one that did anyway to me would be un professional and I would not think highly of them.

But we CAN take it off. Our PTO days do not exclude any certain times. It is our only "vacation/sick" days we are allowed. I do not work two months a year, but I am also not paid during that time.
If a person was laid off for 2 months a year would you tell them they couldn't take their paid time off during the other 10 months? Just wondering?