Do you think kids should get to pick whether or not they go to school any given day?

@Byron8by7 Awesome and more awesome

@black4white I have three awesome children, yes. Thank you.

@black4white They have to start learning at some point. Younger the better.

@black4white yes, but my sibling does the same thing with the 13 year old...The one who makes 60's and Sibling says " well it's almost passing". The same 13 year old who [u]almost[/u] got held back last year...but yeah you're right, no reason to be concerned. These aren't MY kids!😅

@iamnikki I am going to leave this alone after this ... at 13 yes their is an issue and the parents need to address and start being parents. There is a time to draw the line with school and expectations i get it. At 4 my expectation are for you to have fun, love life, and be 4. Hell stay 4 as long as you can dont rush to grow up and NO WORRIES about anything except...eat sleep play..rinse and repeat. :-)

My message to a teenage is completely different and much more on line with reality of what life is REALLY about.

good luck to the nieces and nephews

@black4white And thank you. I do agree, all except for the school part🙂. Gotta go to school..but thanks for being respectful🤝

@Cutiepi23 nope. That one was a 13 year old.
And I'm not being 'controlling'. They are in [i]my[/i] care right now. Their mom is in the HOSPITAL😕

@iamnikki I hope their mum gets well soon.

@iamnikki I hope their mother is okay...

@iamnikki Eidetic memory.

@Byron8by7 ooh nice!. I knew of this but didn't know it had a name (had to google it) I'd like to talk to you about that. IF you don't mind.

@iamnikki Certainly, by PM, if possible. I have a lot to say about it and this thread.

@CrazyMusicLover of course, might be a deeper issue at hand like bullying or not understanding subject material...

@iamnikki Our school policy is that there is more than plenty of vacation time already built into the school calendar.

For any pre planned absences, homework MUST be turned in BEFORE, or it will not be accepted for credit.

We have had that policy for the last five years, and it has cut down on the nonsense. There was initially some grumbling (from parents, mostly), but those parents chose to send their kids to our school for what we offer. If those parents don’t like our rules, they are free to withdraw their students.

@MrsKatherineArch I love it. Those same rules applied when I was in school. didn't matter that I was in band and would miss class, you get the work done or you get a zero.

@iamnikki School activities are an important part of the entire learning experience. I am sure that you learned how to manage your time in order to do the fun activities too. Well done to you, AND your parents!

@AnneHoney well sure, but around here, kids are out of school all the time. "teacher prep days" and "stock show day". Seriously?😁

Does she take many days off that aren’t scheduled? Do all of them stay home or just individually