Originally Posted by
EllieGirl
As a retired teacher, I can say these are pretty accurate. It's not a matter of where the schools are located, but the economic and educational levels of the parents. If we move, most of us would do it on weekends and after work. Low income parents many times keep their kids home for a week to help. Also, if we have to go to the doctor we do it after school. Not true for many.
Parents shouldn't be screaming for better education for their kids. Teachers are screaming for better help from home. When a five year old walks into kindergarten and does not recognize the letters of the alphabet or numbers, that child is behind already that is the fault of the parents, not the teachers!!
I think you hit it right on in your last sentence. My kids had to be on their death beds before I let them stay home from school. My youngest daughter was so thoughtful she scheduled her chicken pox outbreak to coincide with spring break.
I thought some of those excuses were quite funny and some a few outlandish.