Screwed up.. how to explain this to my parents

starbright
Sat, 10 Apr 2010 21:12:38 +0000

I speak from personal experience when I say that you put a lot of pressure on kids when you take them out of school for a “vacation” that either puts them behind or requires them to lug a ton of books and work along. If you make that choice, please consider scheduling loosely so the kiddo has time to enjoy the surroundings and get the work done and get some rest.



I totally believe your experience, but ours has been different. I think it must depend (like so many things!) on the particular kids, and the HS curriculum. Our kids go to a very selective private school with a supposedly demanding curriculum, and it really hasn’t been a big deal for them to miss school. It might change- they aren’t done yet- but so far so good. And trust me, they’d sooo tell us.