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AIBU?

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Original poster

to want to take ds1 out of school early today

55 replies

mosschops30 · 23/06/2010 09:57

because I want to watch the football! (and he will watch it with me).

He'll miss 45 mins of school, hes only in reception.

So AI a bad parent and AIBU?

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funnysinthegarden · 23/06/2010 10:22

I am a mids/northener living the life of riley as a southern jessie.

And I was BORED with the WC before it even started. This happens every world/european cup and I don't have the wherewithall to get excited about it anymore.......

Original poster
mosschops30 · 23/06/2010 10:24

oh and I love it that some people decide to go against the whole education system by not sending their dcs to school for reception because 'its too soon and they wont cope' etc etc.

But take your child out for 45mins and thats disrespectful and sending out the wrong signals.

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xstitch · 23/06/2010 10:25

YABU. Do what others have suggested, record it and avoid the radio until you get home to watch it.

It sends a bad example to children if we take them out of school like that.

Original poster
mosschops30 · 23/06/2010 10:26

and another one!

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SirBoobAlot · 23/06/2010 10:27

Well yes, it is. If you decide they are going to go to school, you can't just take them out when and as you please, especially not to watch a bloody football match.

Its ridiculous. And the year group means nothing.

And Greeny, I am so with you. I did see the England Netaball team play in the final once, they were amazing.

shimmerysilverglitter · 23/06/2010 10:29

45 minutes early and he is in Reception?

Can't see a problem with it tbh.

My ds has HFA and I am extremely flexible about going into school and helping out with school trips etc, much more so than I should need to be really so I wouldn't really be bothered about asking for this.

sarah293 · 23/06/2010 10:30

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mamaloco · 23/06/2010 10:34

at WC, going down the drain for the big countries funny.
YABU, don't get him to school at all or leave him till the end, you can't get him out early, as it has been said it is disrecpectful.

Original poster
mosschops30 · 23/06/2010 10:34

thud!!!!!!!

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NoahAndTheWhale · 23/06/2010 10:34

You should not pick him up early. I know some schools are closing early but unless I am wrong, football matches go on for about 90 minutes so you will see most of it.

Anyway England aren't going to win so it doesn't make any difference.

Jamieandhismagictorch · 23/06/2010 10:36

oh and I love it that some people decide to go against the whole education system by not sending their dcs to school for reception because 'its too soon and they wont cope' etc etc.

But take your child out for 45mins and thats disrespectful and sending out the wrong signals.

mosschops - I suspect that we aren't talking about the same people here, though

Saggyoldclothcatpuss · 23/06/2010 10:37

I'm the first to say it's only reception, go for it, I took my DD out of school the other week to go view a stallion for her pony, (well it Is her pony and her money and she is old enough to decide 11) but FGS this whole fucking football CRAP is getting on my TIT! It's a bunch of overpaid oversexed men kicking a ball around! It's tribalism on a massive scale! I think the whole World needs to GET OVER IT!

And breeaathe!....

minipie · 23/06/2010 10:37

YABU

You'd be teaching him he can skip school whenever there's something more fun going on.

And it is not a matter of national importance ferchrissake. It's a footie match.

shimmerysilverglitter · 23/06/2010 10:40

No it is NOT a matter of national importance but it IS important to the OP and her ds so why not? As long as it is not a regular occurence I just cannot see the problem with it.

His teacher will probably be chuffed to have one less child to think about!

sarah293 · 23/06/2010 10:43

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shimmerysilverglitter · 23/06/2010 10:46

Yes, why not? Within reason of course.

Very Black and White way of looking at things on here with regards to education sometimes.

Last week ds's one to one didn't show up and his class teacher was on a course, he could have stayed with the Teaching Assistant and the other 30 members of his class of course but it would have been hard work for all concerned. "Shall I take him home for the morning then?" I said, if thats ok they said. So I did. For me it works both ways.

MrsC2010 · 23/06/2010 10:47

IT'S A FOOTBALL MATCH! It can be watched later!

Vallhala · 23/06/2010 10:48

YANBU.

the loss of 45 minutes of playing with sand and water reception class won't irrepairably damage your child's career prospects. It might even do you both good to share a common interest and have some 'together time', though I don't know of many reception aged children who are sufficiently into football to watch an entire televised match.

Jamieandhismagictorch · 23/06/2010 10:50

I agree with your last sentence Valhala

xstitch · 23/06/2010 11:01

I would just like to add that I did not opt out of sending my child to school. So I don't see how it can be hypocritical to say it is setting a bad example by taking him out early. I will concede that they do not do intense learning in reception, but that really isn't the point. Those who have opted out of sending their child to reception won't be pulling them out early will they?

I would also like to add that the only time my dd has been kept off is when she has been genuinely ill.

cory · 23/06/2010 11:46

shimmerysilverglitter Wed 23-Jun-10 10:29:27
"45 minutes early and he is in Reception?"

The problem is that taking one child out of the Reception class means disrupting the whole class. Some adult has to stop what she is doing to get him organised to come out of the classroom and someone has to explain to the whole of the rest of the class why only X is allowed to leave early for the football (or else X has to lie about why he is leaving early). This will make the remaining 45 minutes very difficult for the teacher dealing with the children who are not taken out.

I quite agree with Valhalla about the minimum impact on your ds' general education, but would still be reluctant to disturb the lesson for something less than vital.

amumm · 23/06/2010 11:48

Of course they don't learn anything in reception and of course 45 minutes won't effect ds's education. That's not the point. It is disrespectful of the teacher, it is disrespectful of education, it is disrespectful of the other 29 children in the class and IT IS TEACHING YOUR SON NOT TO VALUE EDUCATION and implying that staying home to watch a football match is an acceptable alternative.

Jamieandhismagictorch · 23/06/2010 11:53

yes cory and amumm

Rockbird · 23/06/2010 12:05

This makes me laugh. National importance? There are roughly 2 flags up in my entire town (just outside London) and, at work here in London everyone is going about their daily business unhindered by this. I sense no feverish excitement and planning of downing of tools.

I know precisely 3 people who give a damn about it. Everyone else could care less.

OP, it's up to you, your child and all that, but everyone please stop with the national importance stuff because that's bollocks.

Rockbird · 23/06/2010 12:06

couldn't care less

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