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Quote from: jrebel on October 18, 2022, 06:45:17 AMMy son misses 3-4 weeks a year to hunt. He has to maintain good grades and work hard, but if he does…..I have no problem taking him out of school. He learns more in a day out hunting than he does in a week at school. I also take a different approach with school work. I let the school and teachers know 3-4 weeks in advance and ask for his homework early. I have a very strict rule……no homework in camp, the days are long enough as it is. I don’t take my work with me on vacations….why would I expect anything else of my kids. Vacation is vacation….he can get the work done before he goes or when he gets back…..period, no exceptions. I did the same thing. My sons had to provide their teachers weeks notice ahead to gather their homework for the duration of the hunting trip. I only had one teacher say I could not do that for a "Hunting Trip" I told her it is none of your business what I do with my son on our vacation, and if you had a problem with that then the Principle will be requiring you to provide the homework as we asked. Taking that time to create traditions with your kids is one of the bests investments you can make in their lives!
My son misses 3-4 weeks a year to hunt. He has to maintain good grades and work hard, but if he does…..I have no problem taking him out of school. He learns more in a day out hunting than he does in a week at school. I also take a different approach with school work. I let the school and teachers know 3-4 weeks in advance and ask for his homework early. I have a very strict rule……no homework in camp, the days are long enough as it is. I don’t take my work with me on vacations….why would I expect anything else of my kids. Vacation is vacation….he can get the work done before he goes or when he gets back…..period, no exceptions.
We home school so that time is spent learning biology, anatomy, astrology. I know this doesn’t help but might be something to consider if you can afford to do so.
Quote from: Iveexcaped3 on October 18, 2022, 06:57:09 AMWe home school so that time is spent learning biology, anatomy, astrology. I know this doesn’t help but might be something to consider if you can afford to do so.I've done both, and have also had homeschoolers pinned down with school sports and other commitments. Plan aggressively for the time you do have! (But I do HIGHLY recommend home schooling, this is only one of the reasons! It's worth altering a lifestyle, imho.)Edit: If you're stuck with public school for coparenting or other reasons, a lot can be done if you're also in contact with the teachers (not just relying on the student to communicate.) Tell them the schedule well ahead of time, and just before, get assignments, etc. That'll circumvent a LOT of possible grade reductions. They'll usually work with you.
I'm a father of 5 adult kids.Not all of them hunted, but all of them "earned" days out of school to do stuff with dad.I spoke openly and directly with my kids about this when they were young.That conversation included that I'd love to take them hunting, including missing school, if they do their part. Their part included keeping excellent grades. I think the days they spent hunting or fishing (instead of in school) were very beneficial to them.None of them were hurt by missing a few days here and there. They just need to be willing to do the make up work as part of the bargain.Honestly, ask yourself this: will my son/daughter be harmed by missing a couple days of school for elk hunting? what will my child gain from it? In my case, my children would say they gained much more from those special days than they would have from a few more days in school.I've got 2 engineers, a law enforcement supervisor, a successful small business owner, and a financial planner as kids now. None of them suffered from missing a little school.I would say this: If I had a child that was struggling with school, I'd have to think about how to approach it.P.S. When your kid shoots his first deer or elk on a school day, and takes it apart and does the work (with help and supervision, of course) they will have learned more than the next many days of school will get them.
Quote from: rainshadow1 on October 18, 2022, 09:47:50 AMQuote from: Iveexcaped3 on October 18, 2022, 06:57:09 AMWe home school so that time is spent learning biology, anatomy, astrology. I know this doesn’t help but might be something to consider if you can afford to do so.I've done both, and have also had homeschoolers pinned down with school sports and other commitments. Plan aggressively for the time you do have! (But I do HIGHLY recommend home schooling, this is only one of the reasons! It's worth altering a lifestyle, imho.)Edit: If you're stuck with public school for coparenting or other reasons, a lot can be done if you're also in contact with the teachers (not just relying on the student to communicate.) Tell them the schedule well ahead of time, and just before, get assignments, etc. That'll circumvent a LOT of possible grade reductions. They'll usually work with you.I happen to fall into the coparenting category with 50/50 week on/week off and I am going to have to figure out how to navigate this territory knowing full well his mom will combat any proposal I make.
We would generally communicate with the teachers in advance. Something I was careful about:* I never made it sound like I was asking permission* i never apologized for taking my kids out of school* I was never argumentative; just told them what days the kids would miss.I wanted to be sure that they didn't think it was their decision. We hit a few small bumps..... and went right over them.
I tell them we are going hunting. I entertain confrontation from liberal teachers that don’t believe in hunting and want to treat my child differently than they would any other child for being gone for any other reason. Be damnnned if I’m gonna let their ideologies effect me or my kids outings. My wife teaches at the school my son attends. She takes care of the logistics so I don’t get in trouble telling them what I think. Schools now days allow kids to identify as cats, all the meanwhile accommodating them with litter boxes in the bathrooms. The hell with anyone that says my kid shouldn’t hunt. Bunch of folks with twisted minds in this world anymore. I’m not very tolerant of the bs going in these days. More people should be less tolerant….maybe it would all go away if people called a spade a spade.