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I might have to give them a call tomorrow to see if I can extend our trip. [emoji6]
Great idea to call and ask what info they can give you. School districts really appreciate parents who check such things and adjust their plans if possible to coordinate with the school's schedule. They're more likely to accommodate you if they can when you show enough concern as to call rather than doing as a lot of parents and informing the school that they expect to get makeup testing.
Required testing is such a hassle for schools, especially when working parents often must schedule vacation days long before such things as testing dates are set. So, you schedule for a point in the school year when there usually aren't such things as this done, and bingo! Must be Evil Fairy magic, huh?
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Sooo...I spoke to the principal and he's going to excuse her for vacation. She is allowed to make up the testing during their "make up" week. I just have to send along my confirmation email that shows we booked prior to the first day of school. Yay!!
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WOW I know that Home Schooling can be a hot button topic in discussions but the
OP wasn't looking for that to come up. I think we need to keep our opinions on schools
to the topic at hand and not talk about "brain washing drone stuff".
Agreed. Highly offensive and unnecessary to the topic at hand.
WOW I know that Home Schooling can be a hot button topic in discussions but the
OP wasn't looking for that to come up. I think we need to keep our opinions on schools
to the topic at hand and not talk about "brain washing drone stuff".
THAT is on topic. Common Core is EXACTLY that. Brain washing by drones.
Facts are facts.
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Agreed. Highly offensive and unnecessary to the topic at hand.
How is that unnecessary to the topic? the OP is making a complaint about the new brain washing system and they way it is trying to CONTROL your private life.
I'd say my comment was right on.
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THAT is on topic. Common Core is EXACTLY that. Brain washing by drones.
Facts are facts.
How is that unnecessary to the topic? the OP is making a complaint about the new brain washing system and they way it is trying to CONTROL your private life.
I'd say my comment was right on.
School testing has been around for well over 30 years (at least I remember doing them in elementary school)
so while the OP title might have said Common Core, the OP (IMHO) was really talking about her issue with
vacation scheduling issues and school testing. Not her disapproval of the actual testing itself but the school's
inability to schedule stuff ahead of time.
Regardless calling anyone let alone teachers "Mindless drones" is offensive. I'm sure we have many people on
Passporter who have their own opinions on people who homeschool but you won't ever read about them on
here because we respect people and their right to do so without calling them names.
Passporter unlike many other Disney boards is a happy and friendly place and we
want it to stay that way.
*Congrats to the OP that she was able to reschedule the test and can keep her original travel plans!*
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School testing has been around for well over 30 years (at least I remember doing them in elementary school)
so while the OP title might have said Common Core, the OP (IMHO) was really talking about her issue with
vacation scheduling issues and school testing. Not her disapproval of the actual testing itself but the school's
inability to schedule stuff ahead of time.
Regardless calling anyone let alone teachers "Mindless drones" is offensive. I'm sure we have many people on
Passporter who have their own opinions on people who homeschool but you won't ever read about them on
here because we respect people and their right to do so without calling them names.
Passporter unlike many other Disney boards is a happy and friendly place and we
want it to stay that way.
*Congrats to the OP that she was able to reschedule the test and can keep her original travel plans!*
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School testing has been around for well over 30 years (at least I remember doing them in elementary school)
Yes it has, but it has changed a lot over those years. Not for the better.
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Originally Posted by eff051102
so while the OP title might have said Common Core, the OP (IMHO) was really talking about her issue with
vacation scheduling issues and school testing. Not her disapproval of the actual testing itself but the school's
inability to schedule stuff ahead of time.
Really? Seemed to me that before Common Core, there was no problem with unexcused vacations. I'd say the OP was right on that their complaint was with Common Core itself.
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Regardless calling anyone let alone teachers "Mindless drones" is offensive.
As Cinderella said. If the shoe fits....
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Originally Posted by eff051102
I'm sure we have many people on
Passporter who have their own opinions on people who homeschool but you won't ever read about them on
here because we respect people and their right to do so without calling them names.
In all my years I have NEVER heard anyone with anything negative to say about home schooling.
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Originally Posted by eff051102
Passporter unlike many other Disney boards is a happy and friendly place and we
want it to stay that way.
Just as long as people don't express their opinions about things, right?
I didn't read any of the other replies, but just wanted comment quick. We can opt out of state testing. Is that not allowed where you live?? I was actually looking into a Disney cruise for during state exams. Good luck!
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