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Its another No Tolerance rule that schools love, this one has the added bonus of letting the schools receive funding due to attendance. From what I can tell No Tolerance Rules= No need to think. Just force people to follow the rules and if they don’t like it say that their arrogant asses who cant stand following any form of authority. After all in public schools what works for one person must work for everyone.
If a child can make up the work, and pass the grade any way it shouldn’t matter if their out of school due to a parent taking them out for a vacation or due to medical reasons. So long as the child is able to cope and do the work. And if schools are trying to use this as a way to make sure that children are in-fact learning how come there’s so much evidence that they aren’t receiving an education. Look at the amount of basic classes colleges now have to have High Schoolers take before they can even start taking the required classes to get a degree.
Medically I was out of school for 2 months straight due to an infection in 5th grade. After and before that 2 month period I was constantly seeing doctors at least once a week, sometimes more. I was still able to get the class work I needed and keep up. I still passed with high grades.
One of my relatives had a lot of medical problems back in 2rd grade. She was never out for weeks on end but she did rack up enough time for it to start effecting her grades so her parents elected to have her held back a year. Different people can have different results.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homesch...#United_States
"The National Center for Education Statistics of the United States Department of Education reports that In 2007, the number of home schooled students was about 1.5 million, an increase from 850,000 in 1999 and 1.1 million in 2003.[44] The percentage of the school-age population that was home schooled increased from 1.7 percent in 1999 to 2.9 percent in 2007. The increase in the percentage of home schooled students from 1999 to 2007 represents a 74 percent relative increase over the 8-year period and a 36 percent relative increase since 2003. In 2007, the majority of home schooled students received all of their education at home (84 percent), but some attended school up to 25 hours per week."
“Estimates annual home schooling costs to be approximately $2,500 per child[49] Some studies suggest per-child spending of a lower amount, but virtually all studies suggest home-school expenditure per child is far less than per-student expenditure in public schools, which tends to average $9,000-$10,000 in the United States.”
Looking at that its just about the money. The more kids a schools can say are on its books for as long as possible for as many days as possible the more money it gets. Personally I’d love if I could get a tax fund just for my children’s schools. I could then choose to take the money that’s allotted to them and use it on a private school, or a charter or tutors. Instead I’m going to have to pay for that out of my own pocket or home school.
If a child can make up the work, and pass the grade any way it shouldn’t matter if their out of school due to a parent taking them out for a vacation or due to medical reasons. So long as the child is able to cope and do the work. And if schools are trying to use this as a way to make sure that children are in-fact learning how come there’s so much evidence that they aren’t receiving an education. Look at the amount of basic classes colleges now have to have High Schoolers take before they can even start taking the required classes to get a degree.
Medically I was out of school for 2 months straight due to an infection in 5th grade. After and before that 2 month period I was constantly seeing doctors at least once a week, sometimes more. I was still able to get the class work I needed and keep up. I still passed with high grades.
One of my relatives had a lot of medical problems back in 2rd grade. She was never out for weeks on end but she did rack up enough time for it to start effecting her grades so her parents elected to have her held back a year. Different people can have different results.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homesch...#United_States
"The National Center for Education Statistics of the United States Department of Education reports that In 2007, the number of home schooled students was about 1.5 million, an increase from 850,000 in 1999 and 1.1 million in 2003.[44] The percentage of the school-age population that was home schooled increased from 1.7 percent in 1999 to 2.9 percent in 2007. The increase in the percentage of home schooled students from 1999 to 2007 represents a 74 percent relative increase over the 8-year period and a 36 percent relative increase since 2003. In 2007, the majority of home schooled students received all of their education at home (84 percent), but some attended school up to 25 hours per week."
“Estimates annual home schooling costs to be approximately $2,500 per child[49] Some studies suggest per-child spending of a lower amount, but virtually all studies suggest home-school expenditure per child is far less than per-student expenditure in public schools, which tends to average $9,000-$10,000 in the United States.”
Looking at that its just about the money. The more kids a schools can say are on its books for as long as possible for as many days as possible the more money it gets. Personally I’d love if I could get a tax fund just for my children’s schools. I could then choose to take the money that’s allotted to them and use it on a private school, or a charter or tutors. Instead I’m going to have to pay for that out of my own pocket or home school.
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