Is it wrong to take a child out of school for vacation?
We have NEVER taken a vacation before. It will be only for one week but I didn't want to do it in July or Aug because it is WAY too hot, especially for the baby (we are pasty north-easterners).
Would it be wrong to take him out of school for a week in late may or early june?
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Not really. If you make it a habit of taking your child out of school, make it a yearly thing, let him stay home whenever the mood strikes...then yes. A week is too much if this is a regular thing in your family. But if you see it as a one-time thing, and particularly where he's in kindergarten, it should be fine. Just get his classwork for that week and do a little school work while he's out so that he'll be caught up.
I wouldn't think so - travelling is an excellent experience for a child. I think schools are being alot stricter these days, so you may want to check with them.
No so long as you tell the teachers and have some work for him to do such as reading.
Could you wait a few more weeks until he is out of school? Kids being gone for a week from school, although its Kindergarten, miss out on alot of stuff!
You know, it's hot in May and June also. While I don't think it would be a problem to take the kid out of kindergarten, taking him out just for a vacation that can easily accommodate his school vacation a few weeks later is dumb.
a week on vacation with you is so much more valuable than a week in kindergarten regardless of the time of year. i'm a former school principal and though it's politically incorrect to tell you this, i say take the kids and go have a wonderful time. read to them at night, play games together, see and do cool stuff. you'll never have these years back.
one more thing--the end of May beginning of June is plenty hot in the south.
People do it all the time. I know in grade school there are only so many days a child can miss of school, but for our kindergarten, they are allowed as many days. In NJ, kindergarten is not mandatory to complete a certain amount of school days. (I was told this by the school) Since your little one is in kindergarten, I would not worry about him missing too much is it's only being a week. If you want,maybe bring a workbook he could don on the plane and during down time. However, since you are also bringing a baby, I doubt there will be much time. I say plan your vacation, go and have a good time. The trip alone will be be a great learning experience for your 5 year old. Not to mention a great family bonding time for the rest of you. Enjoy.
It depends on how well the child is doing in school. My children do very well and never miss a day any other time so if I wanted to take a vacation I would coordinate with the teachers first, get all of the work that will be missed and go have a nice time. I don't think he will miss that much since he is only in kindergarten.
Ask his teachers what he would be missing first, and if its really big maybe you shouldnt. However you could take some of the school work with you and have him do it on the plane or in the car to keep him up to date for when he gets back. Its really fine for him just to miss a week, as long as you dont keep taking him out regularly.
As long as your son didn't miss a lot of school this year there shouldn't be any problem nor is it morally wrong in my opinion. I have taken my boys out of school before to go on vacation. I just told the school that we were going on vacation and they will be out of school on such and such days and they were given their homework assignments to do while they were gone and asked what days they will be out and when they would be returning so that way we didn't have to call in everyday.If you want to take the vacation then do it and as long as the school doesn't have a problem w/ it why should you? Have fun and enjoy your trip.
Since he is only 5 and in Kindergarden, no. I don't see a problem with him missing a week of school. There is also always spring break. I am going to Japan that week and if my 12 year old's grades are ok at the end of this term, I am going to take her with me. If she did not do well, she ;is staying with her father that week. We made that agreement at the beginning of the school year when I started planning this trip. Since my oldest is 12 I would never dream of pulling her out of school for a week. She would get too far behind but in Kindergarten they don't really do that much and your son should do just fine.
i think its ok, its only kindergarten. talk to the teacher about it about a month b4 just to make sure he wont be missing anything too important. Have fun!!!
I don't think it's right personally. Besides that, it's quite hot in June down South anyway. I would try to see if you can swing it during Spring break instead.
great question. we are midwesterners and did the same thing when our kids were little. Our teachers were very supportive and gave them each a little spiral notebook to write of their experiences and gave them each a little homework to do daily so they wouldn't get behijnd. They also had them stay in for recess when they got back home to completely catch up!
Enjoy your trip - we went to Disney in October, and then on a cruise. The whole experience is an education right there.
And we didn't have to fight the crowds ...and with a baby/stroller that is sooooo important!
It's not wrong... but as a teacher, I have to say it's probably not the best idea. Even though it is kindergarten, he will probably miss out on quite a bit. PLEASE make sure you discuss it with his teacher first in the 2 weeks prior to your trip so that you can get any make-up work he'll need before you leave. It can be overwhelming if a five year old misses a week of school and then has to play catch-up during the last week or two of the school year.
When I taught first grade, I was HIGHLY resentful of parents who took their kids out of school for a vacation when almost every school in the United STates has weeks and weeks of no school every year. I think one or two days is ok; I think it's ok if there is a special reason to travel during school such as a family wedding that must be attended. But for Pete's sake, what are you teaching your child about the importance of school if you skip it to go to Florida for no reason other than selfishness. By the way, I'm not just a disgruntled teacher, I'm a mom with school-age children.
No it isn't wrong to do that. My parents did it to me when i was in the first grade. We went to Hawaii for a week for a family reunion. I loved it. The school also didn't have a problem with it because they had plenty of notice.
I don't think it is a good idea to take a child out of school for vacation, vacations should be planned around the breaks that the children get out of school-christmas break,spring or summer break.
Traveling can be a great educational tool for your child.
Check with his teacher. Ask her to give you some work sheets for him to do in the car during the trip. This will help him pass the time on the road as well as keep him 'in touch' with what the other kids are doing in the classroom while he is gone.
Also play games with him in the car...such as 'who can find a road sign with the letter L? Or whatever. Life is full of 'teachable moments' at that age.
Have a lovely time. :-)
I bet it would be okay. Children need the vacation. Take them.
Yes certainly travel in educational but also you can go to the teacher and get some packets of work and your daughter can do that in the car and in the hotel whenever you need to keep her busy for a few minutes. Enjoy your visit and remember your children will remember the trip a lot longer than the stuff they would have learned in that week at school but she stil has to do her "work" .
I personally do not approve. I feel there are enough vacation days through out the year for anyone who feels they need a vacation to utilize. However, if the scheduling of the vacation also has something to do with a work schedule I could possibly find some understanding in it. To be honest I think it's kind of silly for you to be looking for approval on this matter on here considering how you choose to raise your child is based upon your beliefs. Also, it sounds like you pretty much already have your mind made up so enjoy your vacation and take in some educational and historical sites along the way to at least make the time he is missing in school worth it. I know it's a vacation and everything but I would also suggest speaking to his teacher to obtain that week's assignments so he doesn't fall behind. Chances are his teacher won't give you a lot of work, but maybe enough for at least a half hour a day.
Be sure to prearrange the absence with your school plenty early. This way the teacher can have the work your son will miss ready for him. It really shouldn't be a huge problem if your son is doing fine in school. If he is behind, I would rethink taking him out for a week. Otherwise, just communicate with the school office and the teacher so that your son can keep up with the class.
my kids a little older so there's too much going on in school for her to be out for a week. is there someplace that you could visit that wouldn't be as hot? if not, try to plan around a holiday or do a mid-week including the weekend. he'd miss less school that way (you may also want to do a shorter vacation in case things don't go as well as planned--it's hell to be committed to a full week when the kids don't take to the vacation like you figured they would.)
We use to take the kids out when they were in preschool and kindergarten in May for family vacations but it's once they get in first grade and up that is hard for them to make up the work and the teachers definitely frown on that time that is lost.
I would say yes at this time, do it while you can. He won't be missing too much in kindergarten. Just ask for his work sheets ahead of time and make sure he does them on vacation.
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