Would you let your child have a day off school to see you graduate?

Lotus-eater

Without reading five pages. Yes.

vickitoria

Yes, do it! My 7 year old is coming to mine in July and if I can get the extra tickets then my 13 and 14 year olds will be coming too! I think it would be very good for them to see the end result of studying at this level.

adamantine

msb5262 wrote: »

To the posters who don't think you should take her out of school, would you take your child out of school to see you get married if it had to be on a school day? Most people would say yes to that, and I'd just point out that a degree is for life whereas statistically speaking, a marriage isn't!

a wedding is completely different and there are plenty of holidays and weekends to book a wedding for. and a wedding with kids is about cementing a family together where as a graduation is about getting a piece of paper. the 2 are not really comparable.

if the OP wants to take her children that is fine but me personally, i wouldnt remove my children for what would be a very boring day that i wouldnt even get my real certificate given to me.

Tish_P

OP, I hope your daughter can go! The ceremony won't be a laugh riot, of course, but it is really special to be able to take the occasion to celebrate achievement - I think the comparison with a wedding is a really apt one. It's not just about the piece of paper in either case, it's about celebration and affirmation.
Many congratulations to you, and you must have been a fantastic inspiration for your daughter who has seen that hard work can get you places.

Dontknowanymore

thatgirlsam wrote: »

This is a bit of a petty problem in the grand scheme of things but I just can't make up my mind what to do

I have my graduation from university on 29th March, it is a Thursday and I am allowed to book 2 tickets

My Mum will be coming to see me and my daughter who is 12 has asked if she can come too

But she would have to have a day off school, probably would be unauthorised

She would so love to see me graduate, she has seen the massive struggle I have had to get to this point

The other problem is if I let her come would my 6 year old son be gutted he wasn't there

I'm not sure he would sit quietly through the ceremony, whereas I know my dd would

I need to book the tickets soon and I don't know what to do!

There is an adult price and a childs price for the tickets so I guess they are presuming that some children will attend

Would it be enough of a worthwhile experience for her to see me graduate? Or is it unjustified to take her out of school for a day to do this?

She has 100% attendance so far

Thoughts please

One million percent!
WHEN I graduate I want both my boys to be there so they can see what Mummy has done for herself!
In my opinion, seeing that is worth much more than a day in school.
Well done birdie! xxx

Zziggi

Absolutely yes!!

PS. My child's school refused to allow time off for my graduation. My child had 95%+ attendance and my graduation was unique (not at all bog standard). Suffice to say my child did attend my graduation and I had a few choice words to say to the Head. I was graduating with more degrees then all the staff in the village school put together.

Threebabes

When my husband graduated from Liverpool after studying for a Phd for 7 years we took our 3 kids. We took the older two out of school and the little one was only 2 at the time.

Hope you have a better day than us, DD2 wasn't very well, terrified of DH with his cap & gown on so I had to carry her, it was baking hot and we didnt have the buggy. We had parked a good walk from the hall. I can look back and laugh now ...... just ;-).

DollyDabbler

Ask if the day could be given a mark as an Educational visit, rather than unauthorised absence or illness.

inkie

I think that the head will be fine in granting the absence. We asked for our girls to be given permission to be absent from school so that they could be present at my Ordination. No problem - in fact the response that we got from both heads was very encouraging. Enjoy the day OP!

geoffky

Yes...once in a lifetime