Not Sure What To Make Of This One

[Blackbriar 8,569]

 

Sorry if my first post came across as a bit "strident", but I hate seeing kids off school at the drop of a hat. Its becoming part of a recent trend that's undermining and devaluing learning and knowledge......I'll put the soap box away, now !

 

With all due respect.....it did sound a bit knobbish ....i bet you was a school prefect ?

 

I hardly think possibly travelling to a foreign country taking in all the valuable experiences and cultural learning that could bring,not to mention the quality family time during todays busy lifestyles/work commitments etc counts as " off school at the drop of a hat "

 

Maybe it would make more sense getting after these parents whos kids are off bunking school for weeks at a time than punishing folk for having a family holiday.

I went to a bog standard, just about average,inner-city comp, mate !

We had the odd week in Skeg-Vegas, every other year or so, during school holidays - we didn't feel 'entitled' to an expensive holiday, and we couldn't afford one anyway. I certainly never had the valuable experiences and cultural learning of Disneyland or Benidorm !

[Welsh_red 4,644]

We're taking our two out of school for a week thus year . They both have very very good attendance and don't have days off for nothing . Partly because usually the Mrs would have to take a day off and lose a day's pay to stay home with them. We're going Butlins in minehead for the week. First semi decent holiday we've been on . In peak time it's 600 quid more so i don't care about the fine. Every year we've been really close to our house for holidays . Last year up by walshies which is about hour from my front door. Kids getting older now That 6,7 so want them to have a bit more stuff to do on holiday. This bloke seems to be a bit of a cock and kicking off. The headmaster told the parents before if you must take them out if school be sensible and don't flaunt if and post all over Facebook etc.

[Accip74 7,112]

All my best memories of childhood are out of school, often with family. I hope to cultivate some great memories for my kids & if that means some time out of school, then so be it, we don't do holiday resorts, we create the holiday:-).....The Flemish schools are an excellent standard, my 4 year old is already trilingual, so a week or two won't hurt I reckon ;-)

Edited April 6, 2017 by Accip74

[just-A-snap 1,269]

We're taking our two out of school for a week thus year . They both have very very good attendance and don't have days off for nothing . Partly because usually the Mrs would have to take a day off and lose a day's pay to stay home with them. We're going Butlins in minehead for the week. First semi decent holiday we've been on . In peak time it's 600 quid more so i don't care about the fine. Every year we've been really close to our house for holidays . Last year up by walshies which is about hour from my front door. Kids getting older now That 6,7 so want them to have a bit more stuff to do on holiday. This bloke seems to be a bit of a cock and kicking off. The headmaster told the parents before if you must take them out if school be sensible and don't flaunt if and post all over Facebook etc.

Well said Welsh_red, I hope that you and your family have a wonderful time. Most Teachers are parents also, lest we forget. They understand today's problems but like all of us they do not like to have their noses rubbed in it. So just in my opinion, lets us show some respect for the work they have to do and in most cases do well with our younger generation.

 

All the very best to you and yours

Edited April 6, 2017 by just-A-snap

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All my best memories of childhood are out of school, often with family. I hope to cultivate some great memories for my kids & if that means some time out of school, then so be it, we don't do holiday resorts, we create the holiday:-).....The Flemish schools are an excellent standard, my 4 year old is already trilingual, so a week or two won't hurt I reckon ;-)

Jesus fair play to the little one and the school system, that really does demonstrate just how far behind we are in the UK. I don't know how the average British kid is going to compete in the increasingly global job market of the future

[Accip74 7,112]

 

All my best memories of childhood are out of school, often with family. I hope to cultivate some great memories for my kids & if that means some time out of school, then so be it, we don't do holiday resorts, we create the holiday:-).....The Flemish schools are an excellent standard, my 4 year old is already trilingual, so a week or two won't hurt I reckon ;-)

Jesus fair play to the little one and the school system, that really does demonstrate just how far behind we are in the UK. I don't know how the average British kid is going to compete in the increasingly global job market of the future

Er....let me just clarify, that's more down to circumstances, although the Flemish system is a higher standard generally, my poor sentence structure was misleading.....

My boy was already naturally bilingual, with me & a french speaking mum & then we dropped him into our local village Flemish/Ducth speaking school!

That said, most flemish teenagers you will come across will be trilingual for sure....:-)

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All my best memories of childhood are out of school, often with family. I hope to cultivate some great memories for my kids & if that means some time out of school, then so be it, we don't do holiday resorts, we create the holiday:-).....The Flemish schools are an excellent standard, my 4 year old is already trilingual, so a week or two won't hurt I reckon ;-)

Jesus fair play to the little one and the school system, that really does demonstrate just how far behind we are in the UK. I don't know how the average British kid is going to compete in the increasingly global job market of the future

Er....let me just clarify, that's more down to circumstances, although the Flemish system is a higher standard generally, my poor sentence structure was misleading.....

My boy was already naturally bilingual, with me & a french speaking mum & then we dropped him into our local village Flemish/Ducth speaking school!

That said, most flemish teenagers you will come across will be trilingual for sure....:-)

Ah got you pal I think the point still stands though with the average level of education in other Northern European countries, the UK really does lag behind in a lot of areas especially languages.

[Accip74 7,112]

 

 

 

All my best memories of childhood are out of school, often with family. I hope to cultivate some great memories for my kids & if that means some time out of school, then so be it, we don't do holiday resorts, we create the holiday:-).....The Flemish schools are an excellent standard, my 4 year old is already trilingual, so a week or two won't hurt I reckon ;-)

Jesus fair play to the little one and the school system, that really does demonstrate just how far behind we are in the UK. I don't know how the average British kid is going to compete in the increasingly global job market of the future

Er....let me just clarify, that's more down to circumstances, although the Flemish system is a higher standard generally, my poor sentence structure was misleading.....

My boy was already naturally bilingual, with me & a french speaking mum & then we dropped him into our local village Flemish/Ducth speaking school!

That said, most flemish teenagers you will come across will be trilingual for sure....:-)

Ah got you pal I think the point still stands though with the average level of education in other Northern European countries, the UK really does lag behind in a lot of areas especially languages.

Yes it's funny, but we all studied languages at school for at least 4 years? But how many people do you know that are bilingual? Then I go to my local bakers & the young girls are effortlessly switching between french/dutch/english.....

But it's a little different here, they get to practice regularly......which is the key really...

Edited April 6, 2017 by Accip74

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With languages it's all about starting young and practicing regularly, TBH I've always thought we started too late in the UK by the time our kids are starting foriegn languages the European kids are fluent in a couple!

[just-A-snap 1,269]

My siblings "The Good Lord Rest and Look after Them" and I came over from Cyprus to the UK in 1960, I as a Three year old, and all of us with Greek as our My Mother Tongue, Brother was Seven and Sister Thirteen. It took me all of a few weeks to be able to communicate and just a few months more to be more than fine with the English language. My Brother took longer and my sister even longer.

My Brother and I was able to go through the educational system, my sister was not, upon reaching the legal age to leave school she was taken out to look after me. This affected her until the day she past.

Again just my opinion, if we had come to the UK now at the the age that we was then, then I have absolutely no doubt of that my Sisters linguistic and Educational capability would have reach. Unless you have the time and Educational capability to home school then almost every day spent in the company of those who do is beneficial to children.

 

All the best

[Accip74 7,112]

With languages it's all about starting young and practicing regularly, TBH I've always thought we started too late in the UK by the time our kids are starting foriegn languages the European kids are fluent in a couple!

That's not a bad point really, by the time I was 13 I'd made my mind up I wasn't interested in french or german. With languages we are similar to the french etc, we generally don't bother, but Belgians, dutch & further north are very impressive......fcuk! I've met Scandinavians that speak better English than me! Haha....

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I've definitely got Dutch pals who are easier to understand than some Brits!

[just-A-snap 1,269]

I've definitely got Dutch pals who are easier to understand than some Brits!

Good for you

[Kay 3,709]

Why didn't the bloke leave it when he won the first court case, its going to cost more than £ 120 taking it further ... maybe he would be better lobbying for holiday places to drop there prices a bit when the kids are off school .

 

I was reading if your in England & you fancy a holiday in Scotland when go when the Scottish kids are back at school as its cheaper apparently as they have a sightly different holiday timetable thats what I would do ... bugger Disney land

[The one 8,477]

Tell me the clowns no got that far with legal aid ? if so i would make him pay back every penny he only took her for a week ( tight barstool ) so he could of went out of term