Comments on: Playing hooky: a parental judgement call http://parentsplace.lohudblogs.com/2009/05/24/playing-hooky-a-parental-judgement-call/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:36:53 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jorge Fitz-Gibbon http://parentsplace.lohudblogs.com/2009/05/24/playing-hooky-a-parental-judgement-call/comment-page-1/#comment-8121 Jorge Fitz-Gibbon Sun, 24 May 2009 21:42:42 +0000 http://parentsplace.lohudblogs.com/?p=994#comment-8121 Those days will come soon enough, my friend. And you make a good point on that: I have always been aware of the fact that he will likely not want to spend so much time with me when he hits his teen years. So these are times to be treasured. Those days will come soon enough, my friend. And you make a good point on that: I have always been aware of the fact that he will likely not want to spend so much time with me when he hits his teen years. So these are times to be treasured.

]]> By: David V. http://parentsplace.lohudblogs.com/2009/05/24/playing-hooky-a-parental-judgement-call/comment-page-1/#comment-8120 David V. Sun, 24 May 2009 20:08:57 +0000 http://parentsplace.lohudblogs.com/?p=994#comment-8120 My great aunt was a teacher, and she used to tell my mom that she shouldn't hesitate to take her kids out of school for a day here and there for educational events. Education is more than just sitting in a classroom, and a day or two of work can be made up. Sometimes, much more valuable lessons can be learned outside the classroom. Still, it's a slippery slope, so it shouldn't be done habitually. It also becomes more difficult to do this as a child gets to more advanced grades, and has more going on in school. For now, just enjoy the fact that he still likes to play hooky with his dad. Soon, he'll be playing hooky with his friends, and hiding it from you...:) My great aunt was a teacher, and she used to tell my mom that she shouldn’t hesitate to take her kids out of school for a day here and there for educational events.

Education is more than just sitting in a classroom, and a day or two of work can be made up. Sometimes, much more valuable lessons can be learned outside the classroom.

Still, it’s a slippery slope, so it shouldn’t be done habitually. It also becomes more difficult to do this as a child gets to more advanced grades, and has more going on in school.

For now, just enjoy the fact that he still likes to play hooky with his dad. Soon, he’ll be playing hooky with his friends, and hiding it from you…:)

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