Summer2018
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- Jun 29, 2017
Teacher here.Hey y'all,
Ok- I know this is a touchy subect, and hoping for no fights - just sound opinions -
So, it's my first experience having a child in middle school, and this could possible be the first non-Disney Thanksgiving for us in over 20 years ! So, the letdown has already started - ds7 starting 2nd grade - already spoke with the school, and they understand many people go away for the holidays - they would miss the 4 days after thanksgiving weekend - he did the same last year - he was fine with it - teacher gave him a HW packet to do for that week -
Dd12 is the problem - last year she was fine - now, 2nd year of middle school and she is petrified about missing 4 days of school in 7th grade - I know some schools are more lenient than others - ( I believe we have some teachers on the Dis as well) - thoughts ? Are her fears justified? she is (luckily) a good student that stresses big time about missing assistments and/or tests - we go for winter recess, but the airfare alone --- crazy ! Thanks for any help !
In my experience as a mom and a colleague to middle school teachers, I wouldn’t do it. Middle school is a whole other deal. What you can get away with in elementary school may have major repercussions in middle and high school.
Because of my job and when my child was in school, we have always traveled during school vacations. You might want to consider Christmas break. Disney is a beautiful place to be during Christmas and New Year’s.