We have done a 1 week vacation nearly every year in the Fall since my
son started school 5 years ago. Just talk to the teacher and the
school, they probably have a program for this. We get the week's work
form the teacher ahead of time, sign a "contract" to do the work and my
son does his sch
> I tend to agree that this is not about school. "My wife is furious
> because my mother has trumped my wife's wishes.
I think it was some of that too... we've come to an agreement on the
issue that we are going to consult with the teacher about Memorial Day
/ the wedding. The wife is now backing
I tend to agree that this is not about school. "My wife is furious
because my mother has trumped my wife's wishes.
That said, I suppose every one here that I consider most public school
to be of dubious value anyway. But ok, supposing one buys into the
notion that it's a priceless experience not t
> Hey folks - time for that family advice question.
well...hrmmm...
My wife and I have over the years taken our kids out of school for a
week or more at a time for various reasons.
Trip to Ireland in April 2003, three weeks out of school, the older in
3rd the younger in K. Didn't have a problem,
> -Original Message-
> From: C. Hatton Humphrey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 8:38 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: School Question
>
> Hey folks - time for that family advice question.
>
> Like Rick, I too will be sending off my dau
Maybe you need to stress that it's less about face time and more about
what you get out of school when you're there. Something tells me that
she would get more out of that week if she would come back and have a
show and tell in front of her class describing where she was and what
she did than if s
On 7/13/07, C. Hatton Humphrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> My take is that it's Kindergarten and this is an important family
> event. My wife's take is that it's school and my daughter has to
> learn the importance of school from the beginning, kindergarten or
> not.
Take the daughter to the w
Hey folks - time for that family advice question.
Like Rick, I too will be sending off my daughter to Kindergarten... in
the fall, we don't have year-round schools here.
I am running into a family issue that I have found myself in the
middle of. My family is "down south" and one of the things th
