LOL, I'm out for the weekend!
Pirategirl. No I was not kidding. If a parent has taken their child to WDW it is obvious that for that week WDW is more important than school that week. Otherwise they would be in school that week. Make sense now?
If a parent thought that school was more important that week, they would not have taken their child out that week. Just in case it didn't make sense the first time.
As for the snarky 'you don't know anything until you have kids" I have several, and I agree with the poster.
What you say is based on facts, however, it is done with a very opinionated view as well. We used to take our kids out of school every year to go to WDW, they all make very good grades, don't get behind for the week, etc. etc. In many cases, the teachers actually are all for it (varied from year to year) . However, our school system (as many others I am sure) has changed to a "year round " school policy. This basically means that summer break is shorter, but you get a 1 to 2 week break at different intervals during the "normal" school year. So when my kdis are our of school the vast majority are in. Regardless of that fact, if I choose to take my kids from school for a week, I don't need another posters's approval, I have the principals and teachers that give me that.
The underlying overtone in the OP's comment and your's for that matter is that people are putting vacation before education and that couldn't be further from the truth in our case and I am sure many others. Each however, is entitled to their opinion. I just don't see the point in meaningless comments about how others choose to carrry on their family business. If that were the case, then I could say make sure you don't go one mile over the speed limit ever again, as it is putting safety of your family and others in much more jepordy. Of course, I am not like that, what you do with your kids is fine as much as what other's do with theirs. We all make choices, and mistakes for that matter. To each his own.
Oh and one more quick note, even if some people don't care about education as much vacation for one week, experiences and memories are also a part of learning in life. Many things you learn in life, you learn thru experiences you have and failures you may have as well, not from a book.
My freshman year in college, the professor on the first day of Physics said at the start of his lecture, " I don't believe in any type of homework or quizzes, I don't care about attendance, my lectures strictly follow the textbook. If you listen to the lecture and study the textbook you will pass the mid-term and the final , and in turn pass this class." Literally 9 or 10 people ( including myself) got up at that point and left. I went to taht Physics class 2 more times, for mid-term and final. I made a B+
I like the smiles and happiness on my kids and nieces and nephews faces at Holiday time at Disney, much more than the week or so of homework we bring along. I learned much more from interactions with family and friends than I did in all my 16 years of education, and actually use it on a dialy basis.
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