Reply to: Supreme Court upholds term-time ban on holidays

[shaunbhoy]

I had 2 weeks out of school when my lil brother was cast in a BBC period drama, circa 1979, and we all went on location.

Oliver Twist??

[Mordac]

I had 2 weeks out of school when my lil brother was cast in a BBC period drama, circa 1979, and we all went on location. Loved it. No questions asked in those days.

[clearedforlanding]

School my kids are at have a fine of 60 quid per child per day.

However the chavvy feckers who do take the kids out of school in term time just wont pay it and the school does nothing.

So it really just hits the honest middle classes.

From a personal perspective the odd day here and there makes no difference however the school should not be expected to do anything with regards extra or catch up lessons.

I have never been described that way. Thank you for your naivety.

[shaunbhoy]

I found A level maths quite hard (even though I got an A - always wonder if that was a mistake)

You are not alone in leaping to that conclusion.

[SueEllen]

My parents took me out of school for the first two weeks of sixth form. Did it do me any harm? I can't say but I remember failing a maths test because part of it was on something I simply didn't know because I was in Cyprus when the rest of the class was learning it.

Should the teacher have held up the rest of the class just to teach me? Imagine teaching a class of 30 and trying to do that when every week someone or other is away.

I found A level maths quite hard (even though I got an A - always wonder if that was a mistake) and maybe that was why.

As for the snowflake 'I can't afford to take them out of term time' well that was my only foreign holiday growing up ; mostly we'd spend a week in a tent in a miserable part of Wales, and that also did me no 'arm.

That's one of the worse times to take a kid out. Up until kid is in their public exam years anything they miss they can make up.

Oh and I've known kids who have moved area in July as the family has moved house. Can't really penalise the parents as they are between schools.

[original PM]

School my kids are at have a fine of 60 quid per child per day.

However the chavvy feckers who do take the kids out of school in term time just wont pay it and the school does nothing.

So it really just hits the honest middle classes.

From a personal perspective the odd day here and there makes no difference however the school should not be expected to do anything with regards extra or catch up lessons.

[WTFH]

Dodgy headline. The Supreme Court upheld the ban on an unauthorised term-time holiday. BIG difference. But a difference between a major story and a minor one, so let's ignore the facts and go for sensationalism.

[VectraMan]

My parents took me out of school for the first two weeks of sixth form. Did it do me any harm? I can't say but I remember failing a maths test because part of it was on something I simply didn't know because I was in Cyprus when the rest of the class was learning it.

Should the teacher have held up the rest of the class just to teach me? Imagine teaching a class of 30 and trying to do that when every week someone or other is away.

I found A level maths quite hard (even though I got an A - always wonder if that was a mistake) and maybe that was why.

As for the snowflake 'I can't afford to take them out of term time' well that was my only foreign holiday growing up ; mostly we'd spend a week in a tent in a miserable part of Wales, and that also did me no 'arm.

[northernladyuk]

Is that any safer for work than his posts?

It's suitable for your line of work.

[SueEllen]

remember once in secondary school, the fattest kid our year went to Pakistan for 6 weeks during term time, came back skinny as a rake

why this option isn't pursued to combat child obesity I don't know . . .







p.s. within 3 months he was fat again

Nowadays that would be child abuse.

[filthy1980]

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remember once in secondary school, the fattest kid our year went to Pakistan for 6 weeks during term time, came back skinny as a rake

why this option isn't pursued to combat child obesity I don't know . . .







p.s. within 3 months he was fat again

[SueEllen]

Everything is so controlled these days.

When I was a kid, we'd go to France every June for 2 weeks. Never did me any harm - quite the opposite in fact because I learned a lot about French culture.

Of course, back then, there were no SATs or testing of any description really.

That said, during my O' Level years, my parents didn't take me away during term time as that would have had an impact.

In other words your parents were sensible.

Loads of people went on holiday in primary school during term time. Most went to visit relations abroad and the school were fine with it as it was "cultural".

The ones they weren't so happy with and kicked off about were the ones who went to places for a proper holiday. Then considering a girl in my class drowned and died when she was 6 as she was on a term time holiday I can see their point.

In secondary school people simply didn't go unless a relation died. Then parents usually came in to have meetings with the Head of Year and Form tutor.

[BrilloPad]

I hear you're still charging entry.

Urban Dictionary: assguru

Is that any safer for work than his posts?

[Big Blue Plymouth]

Everything is so controlled these days.

When I was a kid, we'd go to France every June for 2 weeks. Never did me any harm - quite the opposite in fact because I learned a lot about French culture.

Of course, back then, there were no SATs or testing of any description really.

That said, during my O' Level years, my parents didn't take me away during term time as that would have had an impact.

[BrilloPad]

It's a good question, and I don't know the answer, but I'm sure we can all agree that it has nothing to do with the teachers wanting a free holiday on the slopes.

My daughter just came back from a ski trip. Every night the kids could do what they wanted as teachers in the bar.

To be fair, she goes to a catholic school so drinking is compulsory.