Term Time Holiday

clairey1208

Just come across this e-petition calling for the changes to be reversed -

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/49640

fawd1

pollypenny wrote: »

I have had similar experiences to daisyegg, with pupils holidaying in school time.

My own experience is not too good either.

I missed three weeks of school in the January of form 1' years ago obviously.

I never, ever caught up in maths. I had missed the beginning of algebra in my grammar school . Needless to say, there was no extra time with teacher for me.

not to criticize, but could your parents not have helped you catch up? I missed school occasionally but my parents always got all the work I should have done and made sure I did it so I could be in touch with what was going on.

SavingSassy

My DD isn't allowed any time off school, even for a family wedding!!! Where as my friends son (different local school) was allowed a day off for his parents to take him to a theme park for the day! I believe that education is very important, but I also believe that a child could learn so much by seeing the world! It was the first year of having to go on holiday in school holidays this year, I don't think I'll be able to afford one next year at those prices

jellyhead

That's a shame. Family weddings are important, and you can't control when they are booked for. Funerals and final goodbyes are important too. I think I'd consider home-schooling if something important like that was refused.

pollypenny

fawd1 wrote: »

not to criticize, but could your parents not have helped you catch up? I missed school occasionally but my parents always got all the work I should have done and made sure I did it so I could be in touch with what was going on.

Of course they helped me to catch up!

But I was in a highly academic single sex grammar school. I had been off for three weeks with pleurisy at the beginning of my second term. I had to catch up with every subject. It's only maths, specifically algebra, that I feel I never made up.

As for keeping in touch with the school- this was 1959. Not many people had phones or cars in those days, you might find it hard to believe.

Spendless

pollypenny wrote: »

Of course they helped me to catch up!

But I was in a highly academic single sex grammar school. I had been off for three weeks with pleurisy at the beginning of my second term. I had to catch up with every subject. It's only maths, specifically algebra, that I feel I never made up.

As for keeping in touch with the school- this was 1959. Not many people had phones or cars in those days, you might find it hard to believe.

I mis-read your previous post. I thought you were talking about form 1 as in when you first started school aged 4 or 5 and did think it was a bit strange that you never caught up.:o

I can see missing 3 weeks of Secondary school education could very easily have a negative impact, especially when it was at the start of a new term.

I wouldn't take a child out for a hol that length of time at that point in their education. Can't be helped when it's illness though, like in your case.

gregg1

pollypenny wrote: »

Of course they helped me to catch up!

But I was in a highly academic single sex grammar school. I had been off for three weeks with pleurisy at the beginning of my second term. I had to catch up with every subject. It's only maths, specifically algebra, that I feel I never made up.

As for keeping in touch with the school- this was 1959. Not many people had phones or cars in those days, you might find it hard to believe.

Mathematics is probably the one which kids struggle most to catch up with if they miss blocks of lessons.

fawd1

pollypenny wrote: »

Of course they helped me to catch up!

But I was in a highly academic single sex grammar school. I had been off for three weeks with pleurisy at the beginning of my second term. I had to catch up with every subject. It's only maths, specifically algebra, that I feel I never made up.

As for keeping in touch with the school- this was 1959. Not many people had phones or cars in those days, you might find it hard to believe.

Don't get offended! I went to a highly academic grammar school as
well, so I do understand the pressures (although I don't see why it being 1959 somehow stops you from being able to bring a book home, but heyho) I also understood it as being that you were in the first year of secondary school, so 11. I just find it hard to believe that you couldn't catch up on 3 weeks of some algebra at some point in that academic year, let alone the following 6.

yummymummy222

clairey1208 wrote: »

Just come across this e-petition calling for the changes to be reversed -

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/49640

Glad I came across this I don't agree with the new changes. They should keep it how it is, everyone please sign if you also don't agree

pollypenny

fawd1 wrote: »

Don't get offended! I went to a highly academic grammar school as
well, so I do understand the pressures (although I don't see why it being 1959 somehow stops you from being able to bring a book home, but heyho) I also understood it as being that you were in the first year of secondary school, so 11. I just find it hard to believe that you couldn't catch up on 3 weeks of some algebra at some point in that academic year, let alone the following 6.

I couldn't take a book home, as I didn't plan to be ill. I scraped by in algebra, catching up as much as possible. There were 9 other subjects to catch up on, too. (10 if you count Art)

I wasn't converted into a mathematical dimbo, but I lost that buzz of confidence. The teacher did not mark time, but went on to other new concepts.

Anyway, my example was related to the OP, showing the dangers if taking children out of school for holidays: no matter how bright the child.