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Activities interfering w/school ~ rant
I just have to vent a little, not a lot, but a little.
My daughter takes Irish Step dancing and it's great, she loves it, it's fun for her, etc. Well, for some reason all of her scheduled performances are during the school day! I just got the schedule for Feb and March and there are 6 on the list and of those only 1 is in the evening, her recital. On St. Patrick's day, its an all day affair at 4 different local schools. I have NO idea how this is going to fly with her teacher or her school, but they must have some kind of heads up, I would guess - I just don't know what to think of it! Of course I'm going to let her miss school, at least for the one on St Patricks day but the others I dont think I'll allow her to miss school for. 2 are for a Senior Citizens group, and the other is like that too, for some singles club thing. I know it's good for the community but....what would you do if it was your child? Kari mom to Kaylie (8) Noah (4) and Xander (4 mos) |
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Activities interfering w/school ~ rant
"Kari" wrote in message
... I just have to vent a little, not a lot, but a little. My daughter takes Irish Step dancing and it's great, she loves it, it's fun for her, etc. Well, for some reason all of her scheduled performances are during the school day! I just got the schedule for Feb and March and there are 6 on the list and of those only 1 is in the evening, her recital. On St. Patrick's day, its an all day affair at 4 different local schools. I have NO idea how this is going to fly with her teacher or her school, but they must have some kind of heads up, I would guess - I just don't know what to think of it! Of course I'm going to let her miss school, at least for the one on St Patricks day but the others I dont think I'll allow her to miss school for. 2 are for a Senior Citizens group, and the other is like that too, for some singles club thing. I know it's good for the community but....what would you do if it was your child? You didn't say if the group is comprised mainly of school aged children. Have you approached the leader[s] to discuss your concerns about the effect of scheduling most of their performances during school hours? Perhaps they could at least take school hours issues into consideration for the next round of performances, particularly if several of the parents let them know that their children will not be attending performances scheduled during school hours. Have you contacted any of the other parents to see if they have concerns and how they might have already started addressing them? Have you sought to organize the parents who also agree with you to ensure leadership understands that this is a significant concern with a significant number of the membership? And, if leadership is unresponsive and there is a reasonable number of parents who are concerned, can you start a new group with those children at the core and obtain a leader who is more understanding of this area of concern? -Aula |
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Activities interfering w/school ~ rant
"Kari" wrote in message ... I just have to vent a little, not a lot, but a little. My daughter takes Irish Step dancing and it's great, she loves it, it's fun for her, etc. Well, for some reason all of her scheduled performances are during the school day! I just got the schedule for Feb and March and there are 6 on the list and of those only 1 is in the evening, her recital. On St. Patrick's day, its an all day affair at 4 different local schools. I have NO idea how this is going to fly with her teacher or her school, but they must have some kind of heads up, I would guess - I just don't know what to think of it! Of course I'm going to let her miss school, at least for the one on St Patricks day but the others I dont think I'll allow her to miss school for. 2 are for a Senior Citizens group, and the other is like that too, for some singles club thing. I know it's good for the community but....what would you do if it was your child? This is similar to the competition dance, children's theatre groups, and ballet schools. Some of them do tons of community events, others don't. Some dance teachers/directors are better at making sure they aren't missing school. Others feel their art is more important, and missing a bit of school is okay, as academics won't help these children reach their goals as much as additional stage time. Pick your performing arts group to match your child. If they are going to be a professional Irish dancer/music video dancer/actor/ballerina then perhaps missing lots of school to perform will enhance their life. If they are just dancing for fun I'd find a group that limits the missed school to one or two days a year or less. If they are doing so well in school that missing many days makes no difference, or their teachers are happy to help them make it up, then taking the extra days may be just fine. I know high school athletes/band members/choral groups etc often miss quite a bit of school, but the teachers seem to be behind it, and are happy to work around it. My high school daughter is in Orlando right now for the "Nationals" with her high school dance team. This is the first year they made it to Nationals, and the whole school is behind them. |
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Activities interfering w/school ~ rant
Kari wrote:
I just have to vent a little, not a lot, but a little. My daughter takes Irish Step dancing and it's great, she loves it, it's fun for her, etc. Well, for some reason all of her scheduled performances are during the school day! I just got the schedule for Feb and March and there are 6 on the list and of those only 1 is in the evening, her recital. On St. Patrick's day, its an all day affair at 4 different local schools. I have NO idea how this is going to fly with her teacher or her school, but they must have some kind of heads up, I would guess - I just don't know what to think of it! Of course I'm going to let her miss school, at least for the one on St Patricks day but the others I dont think I'll allow her to miss school for. 2 are for a Senior Citizens group, and the other is like that too, for some singles club thing. I know it's good for the community but....what would you do if it was your child? I'd be having a little talk with the coach. By this age (unfortunately) it's too hard on them to miss a lot of school. Plus, with some schools you'll get into trouble for having too many absences, where five absences in too short a time could already be enough to cause problems. I think it's quite unreasonable to expect kids to miss that much school for an extracurricular like this. Best wishes, Ericka |
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Activities interfering w/school ~ rant
"Kari" wrote in message ... I just have to vent a little, not a lot, but a little. My daughter takes Irish Step dancing and it's great, she loves it, it's fun for her, etc. Well, for some reason all of her scheduled performances are during the school day! I just got the schedule for Feb and March and there are 6 on the list and of those only 1 is in the evening, her recital. On St. Patrick's day, its an all day affair at 4 different local schools. I have NO idea how this is going to fly with her teacher or her school, but they must have some kind of heads up, I would guess - I just don't know what to think of it! Of course I'm going to let her miss school, at least for the one on St Patricks day but the others I dont think I'll allow her to miss school for. 2 are for a Senior Citizens group, and the other is like that too, for some singles club thing. I know it's good for the community but....what would you do if it was your child? I would also talk with the teacher/coach on this one. Something like the all-day school thing sounds as if it is school-sponsored, and perhaps curricular-related, so I can see that. OTOH, I can't think of a single reason why the Senior or singles group could not be entertained by the kids after school is out. It's possible that the teacher/coach just doesn't have much backbone when scheduling such things. Instead of taking what is given to her, the *groups being entertained* should take what is given to them, i.e. "We would be happen to perform for your group at any time, but if it's during the week, it should be after 3:00 pm. Otherwise, we will not be able to visit you this year." Or something like that. P. Tierney |
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Activities interfering w/school ~ rant
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"Kari" wrote: I just have to vent a little, not a lot, but a little. My daughter takes Irish Step dancing and it's great, she loves it, it's fun for her, etc. Well, for some reason all of her scheduled performances are during the school day! I just got the schedule for Feb and March and there are 6 on the list and of those only 1 is in the evening, her recital. On St. Patrick's day, its an all day affair at 4 different local schools. I have NO idea how this is going to fly with her teacher or her school, but they must have some kind of heads up, I would guess - I just don't know what to think of it! Of course I'm going to let her miss school, at least for the one on St Patricks day but the others I dont think I'll allow her to miss school for. 2 are for a Senior Citizens group, and the other is like that too, for some singles club thing. I know it's good for the community but....what would you do if it was your child? Kari mom to Kaylie (8) Noah (4) and Xander (4 mos) My first inclination was to say I'd let her miss school, at least if she's doing well. However, 5 days in two months seems excessive! If it's like this throughout the year, that's an awful lot of school to miss -- I'd probably talk to the coach, and to her teacher. meh -- Children won't care how much you know until they know how much you care |
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Activities interfering w/school ~ rant
Kari wrote in message
Of course I'm going to let her miss school, at least for the one on St Patricks day but the others I dont think I'll allow her to miss school for. 2 are for a Senior Citizens group, and the other is like that too, for some singles club thing. I know it's good for the community but....what would you do if it was your child? I wouldn't let them miss school that's for sure. There would be too much homework to make up and I don't think it is a good idea to give the kids that Irish dancing is more important than her education. Fwiw, my oldest daughter has a friend and her sister that are in Irish step dancing and I can assure you that the practices are not during the school day. They are at night. -- Sue (mom to three girls) I'm Just a Raggedy Ann in a Barbie Doll World... |
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Activities interfering w/school ~ rant
In article , Kari says...
I just have to vent a little, not a lot, but a little. My daughter takes Irish Step dancing and it's great, she loves it, it's fun for her, etc. Well, for some reason all of her scheduled performances are during the school day! I just got the schedule for Feb and March and there are 6 on the list and of those only 1 is in the evening, her recital. On St. Patrick's day, its an all day affair at 4 different local schools. I have NO idea how this is going to fly with her teacher or her school, but they must have some kind of heads up, I would guess - I just don't know what to think of it! Of course I'm going to let her miss school, at least for the one on St Patricks day but the others I dont think I'll allow her to miss school for. 2 are for a Senior Citizens group, and the other is like that too, for some singles club thing. I know it's good for the community but....what would you do if it was your child? Kari mom to Kaylie (8) Noah (4) and Xander (4 mos) I'd talk to the organizers of the Irish dancing, of course, and make it clear that your daughter can't make the daytime schedules. How do other parents feel about it? (Or is she in a class with adults?) Are the other members going to a different school such that things are scheduled according to that school's schedule? I guess I'm amazed that there isn't some explanation for the daytime gigs if this is an activity for school-aged kids. Banty |
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Activities interfering w/school ~ rant
Kari wrote:
I just have to vent a little, not a lot, but a little. My daughter takes Irish Step dancing and it's great, she loves it, it's fun for her, etc. Well, for some reason all of her scheduled performances are during the school day! I just got the schedule for Feb and March and there are 6 on the list and of those only 1 is in the evening, her recital. On St. Patrick's day, its an all day affair at 4 different local schools. I have NO idea how this is going to fly with her teacher or her school, but they must have some kind of heads up, I would guess - I just don't know what to think of it! Of course I'm going to let her miss school, at least for the one on St Patricks day but the others I dont think I'll allow her to miss school for. 2 are for a Senior Citizens group, and the other is like that too, for some singles club thing. I know it's good for the community but....what would you do if it was your child? Kari mom to Kaylie (8) Noah (4) and Xander (4 mos) I would talk to the coach or whoever set up these dates. It's unacceptable to schedule children performances during school hours. Even though DD goes to a Montessori school where these types of absences can easily (?) turned into learning experiences I wouldn't let her skip school more than one or two performances (I would pick the senior centers). Jeanne |
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Activities interfering w/school ~ rant
Kari wrote:
Of course I'm going to let her miss school, at least for the one on St Patricks day but the others I dont think I'll allow her to miss school for. 2 are for a Senior Citizens group, and the other is like that too, for some singles club thing. I know it's good for the community but....what would you do if it was your child? Kari mom to Kaylie (8) Noah (4) and Xander (4 mos) I'd be pretty ticked that they would plan something like that without any input from the parents. Seems pretty presumptuous to me. I'm the kind of parent who doesn't pull kids out (oldest daughter has missed one non-sick day in 6 years of school), so whether my child would attend at all would depend on how much she wanted to do it. She certainly would go to more than the St. Pat's event. Lesley |
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