ExPirateShopGirl
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- Feb 20, 2005
Excellent logic.
Really? You would withdraw your child for a VACATION and then re-enroll them so that they could take the tests? Do you realize the messages that you are sending to your children. First of all, your child will think that there is always a way to get around rules to achieve what they want. This may sound like you are encouraging them to do some out of the box thinking... just remember this when they do this same thinking on your rules.
Secondly, I hwould have changed my dates when the old principal mentioned that testing was that week. Yes, there was a way around it then (and I'm not sure why this way isn't available to you now, honestly), but changing your vacation dates would have told your child how important their education is to you and that they should value it as well. I really feel that testing is the equivalent to you having a mandatory meeting with the partners. Would you try to get around that? Not likely since it may mean your job... which is what this means to your kid.
As far as the comments about kids having mandatory things at school and them interfering with your home life... that's life people. Mandatory things come up at work all the time and you have to play the game in order to get past them. I always tell my kids that school is their work.
Sorry if I'm being harsh, but people don't seem to understand that education is important and the teachers aren't making this stuff as they go along just to be a pain in your backside. They are given mandates by federal and state governments and have to adhere to them.
Don't like mandatory testing? Look into what the "No Child Left Behind" legislation really says and contact your state reps. That's where it's coming from, not your teachers and administrators!
That said... I hope you can work something out and that your family has a much deserved happy vacation. If the school was willing to bend the rules last summer, they need to work with you now. While my approach would have been different (I've also been burned by this type of thing in the past) you are where you are. Throwing a tantrum and pulling your kid isn't the answer. Proving to your child that adults can come up with semi-rational solutions will be a lesson he may not be tested on, but will serve him right in the future. Good luck!