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What I don't understand is how schools can send children on school trips - skiing, LEGOLAND, etcetc where there is no educational value. But families cannot do that themselves.
It's a good question, and I don't know the answer, but I'm sure we can all agree that it has nothing to do with the teachers wanting a free holiday on the slopes.
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It's a good question, and I don't know the answer, but I'm sure we can all agree that it has nothing to do with the teachers wanting a free holiday on the slopes.
It's a good question, and I don't know the answer, but I'm sure we can all agree that it has nothing to do with the teachers wanting a free holiday on the slopes.
My daughter just came back from a ski trip. Every night the kids could do what they wanted as teachers in the bar.
To be fair, she goes to a catholic school so drinking is compulsory.
When I was a kid, we'd go to France every June for 2 weeks. Never did me any harm - quite the opposite in fact because I learned a lot about French culture.
Of course, back then, there were no SATs or testing of any description really.
That said, during my O' Level years, my parents didn't take me away during term time as that would have had an impact.
When I was a kid, we'd go to France every June for 2 weeks. Never did me any harm - quite the opposite in fact because I learned a lot about French culture.
Of course, back then, there were no SATs or testing of any description really.
That said, during my O' Level years, my parents didn't take me away during term time as that would have had an impact.
In other words your parents were sensible.
Loads of people went on holiday in primary school during term time. Most went to visit relations abroad and the school were fine with it as it was "cultural".
The ones they weren't so happy with and kicked off about were the ones who went to places for a proper holiday. Then considering a girl in my class drowned and died when she was 6 as she was on a term time holiday I can see their point.
In secondary school people simply didn't go unless a relation died. Then parents usually came in to have meetings with the Head of Year and Form tutor.
"You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR
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