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And on the nature of the vacation, no doubt. I missed approximately 6 weeks of every school year in 2-3 week chunks, beginning with the first few weeks of classes. Very difficult to play catch-up from that, not to mention the social impact of resentment from other kids. My situation was a bit extreme and wholly unnecessary, but the outcome can be similar for students in less “extreme” situations – and can have an effect well into adulthood, even if the student doesn’t realize it at the time.
Yes. And those can’t be made up with a packet.</p>