Keeping child off school because it's their birthday!

ska_lover

catkins wrote: »

Seems that maybe I touched a raw nerve.

You are clearly quite the expert at 'insinuating'. :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Torry_Quine

balletshoes wrote: »

the 2 aren't always (or even usually) connected in my opinion - I didn't have termtime holidays or birthdays off school either, but I had a great childhood.

That was my thought as well. The opposite could actually be true that not being kept off school equals a good childhood.

Actually I only had one holiday as a child but I still had a fantastic childhood.

FBaby

which is why I am now of the mindset sod it; you only get one life so enjoy it while the kids are still young enough to appreciate it before they are off to work and shackled by rules and regulations.

...and then think sod it, I don't care about these rules and regulations at work, I didn't have to when I was a kid, when should I now as an adult when I can do what I want. Good luck to them to cope with competition against those who will have taught that rules are to be followed and that freedom is something that you earn, not that you are entitled to.

maman

FBaby wrote: »

...and then think sod it, I don't care about these rules and regulations at work, I didn't have to when I was a kid, when should I now as an adult when I can do what I want. Good luck to them to cope with competition against those who will have taught that rules are to be followed and that freedom is something that you earn, not that you are entitled to.

Well said.


Which is why many of us responding to the OP agreed the parent was being irresponsible teaching the child, not only that it's OK to take a day off for your birthday, but lying about it and pretending to be sick as well.


I think the child in question was about 15. In a year or two, employers are going to love him!!;)

Lily-Rose_3

Hmmmmmm

Reggie_Rebel

The parent was irresponsible, they should have waited two days until the teachers were on strike.

Billie-S

Reggie_Rebel wrote: »

The parent was irresponsible, they should have waited two days until the teachers were on strike.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::T:T

Carmina-Piranha_2

Torry_Quine wrote: »

That was my thought as well. The opposite could actually be true that not being kept off school equals a good childhood.

Actually I only had one holiday as a child but I still had a fantastic childhood.

Yes, I bet social services deal with more children with low school attendance than with high.

I went to school on my birthdays, and my eldest goes to school on his. Youngest has his in the holidays. It wouldn't be fair to give eldest child one day less of schooling than youngest has.

Even if the child's party is on their actual birthday you can usually have it after school. Otherwise there are the weekends. We usually go out for a family meal on the evening of eldest's birthday if his actual party isn't after school.

Because he is a July birthday he has been off school for his 16th and 18th (but not 17th as he was in year 12 and the lessons carried on, same as they will do for year ten for the pupil mentioned in the OP).

Keeping a child off for a birthday is NOT the same as teachers striking or closing the school for polling, football, tour de france or whatnot because it's only your child missing out on learning while the other children forge ahead.

Children at my youngest's primary come into school wearing birthday badges and get sung to, etc. and they can give out sweets to their class. My son sometimes wishes he didn't miss out on that special attention.

maman

Carmina-Piranha wrote: »

Keeping a child off for a birthday is NOT the same as teachers striking or closing the school for polling, football, tour de france or whatnot because it's only your child missing out on learning while the other children forge ahead.

Children at my youngest's primary come into school wearing birthday badges and get sung to, etc. and they can give out sweets to their class. My son sometimes wishes he didn't miss out on that special attention.

Very good point.

victory

Carmina-Piranha wrote: »

Children at my youngest's primary come into school wearing birthday badges and get sung to, etc. and they can give out sweets to their class. My son sometimes wishes he didn't miss out on that special attention.

My son would have wanted to go to school, as you say, they get all the fuss there, the badges, the happy birthdays, the attention and then when they come home or if it is more convenient a saturday celebrating his birthday he gets two sets of birthday attention, bonus:D