I give my kids a day off every now and again. I do. Both my husband and I are teachers (I know, you are thinking, poor kids) and we think education is obviously extremely important. Having said that, we allow our daughters the odd day to have with the sitter (who is totally fun according to my eldest daughter) or with their grandparents. Yep. Hooky.
Having said that, a no bus day - I want my kids to go. It is not a 'write off' as some kids say it is. A 'No Bus Day', ESPECIALLY to an intermediate student, is a fantastic day to get caught up. You can get more one-on-one time with a teacher, you can do that homework that's hanging over your head, you can study for the test coming up or ask about the project that is due. No bus days are great to use if you are struggling in a particular subject - their are always teachers like me, who will do anything to avoid marking (like writing this blog) and sit down with you and explain why you need to understand the formula in math, not just memorize and type it into the monkey machine calculator...
So, there are likely to be more NO BUS DAYS coming into February. Before you turn that alarm off and roll over, or beg your mom to let you stay at home because 'nobody does nothing' on no bus days, think of me, READY and WAITING to help you... Just a thought.
