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Location: WI | I would let her make the decision.
I don't understand the perfect attendance thing??? I have vacation at work and I am going to use it! In fact, I use most of mine to go to rodeos. That's why we all work, right? |
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Location: The edge of no where | BamaCanChaser - 2016-05-24 10:23 AM I was sitting at a high school graduation last week barely paying attention as they called out hundreds of names to walk across the stage. I heard only two of the names. My little brother's, which is the reason I was there. And one young lady who as they called her name they recognized her for having perfect attendance from Kindergarten through 12th grade. She had not missed a single day of school in thirteen years! The entire stadium erupted into applause. It truly is a remarkable accomplishment. I would be willing to bet any future employer will think so too. Buckles? Not so impressive on a resume. That being said, I missed plenty of school growing up to go to rodeos. I still went to college on academic scholarships, and now have a great job. I don't think there's a wrong decision here. Edited: because now I see that you left it up to her!
Sorry - but you're really grasping for things to put on a resume if you're down to listing perfect attendance in grade school. |
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| If buckles/saddles were all that was at stake, the decision would be a little easier. This is the qualifications for the National Finals. |
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Location: Canada | Perfect attendance will mean very little to future employers beyond her first job: however, her dedication to her training, her animals, her responsibilities on the farm etc will overshadow her perfect attendance anyway.
Personally I would suggest going to the finals. The lessons learned there will stay with her longer and you can make take this opportunity to teach her how important it is to have goals but that occasionally you may have to adjust them as life happens. It doesn't mean she's failed at her goal it just means that she can be flexible to achieve something greater.
If she never needs to take another day off then she can still say she only missed 1/2 day of school which is still very impressive.
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Location: Canada | Also I would suggest you miss going to graduation to watch your daughter. Your students likely won't remember you being there but your daughter WILL remember that you missed her event to stay behind for your students! It's admirable that you've never missed a day of work but I just this once it would be good to miss a day :)
Edited by RunNitroRun 2016-05-24 1:35 PM
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Location: North Central Iowa Land of white frozen grass | I would encourage her to go to the finals. The day after she graduates nobody will care about her attendance. But she will have memories for years about what she will do at finals. |
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Location: Northwest Florida | I know I would go to finals. However, this is coming from a person who had missed so much school for races, that I had to get fake doctor's notes from my friend's father who was a doctor, in order to get enough absences excused to be able graduate!
I always had straight A's, so my parents left the decision up to me because I was able to keep my grades up... and I always chose the race.
ETA- Not once did I regret missing school for a race! She may regret missing finals in the future, though.
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When I applied for jobs at the county and state level, both of which I got and still here, I used my involvement in the horse industry as points in an interview. Being involved in an organization is going to bring her much farther than perfect attendance. I also think I learned so much from horses and rodeo that school never could have taught me.
Perfect attendance is a bragging right but to be honest, I wouldn't be impressed by it. No offense. Great for her if she has that goal and I think its admirable that it is important to her but I guess I am not seeing this as much of a debate. However, I do agree it should be her decision. |
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Location: Texas | Will the school not excuse the absence? Both my middle and high school both excused any horse show or rodeo as long as I had proof I was entered. I have friends from other towns who also got their absences excused. I even got mine to count as a gym credit. And I do not live in a horse community. |
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Location: Where the stars at night are big and bright, TX | No one is going to pay attention to barrel races attended on a resume either.
I'm with you in letting her decide. Her goals are her goals and should be entertained - just because a bunch of barrel racers who never had perfect attendance in mind think she should go barrel racing doesn't mean a thing in her life. Both are going to just be a memory. My kids are the same age and one thing I've learned is they need to shine where they choose to. It may not be my choice of activity or goal but as long as they're between 2 good choices, it's theirs and they are committed to do it, no harm in letting her/him write their own story. |
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| Time2beat - 2016-05-24 1:40 PM
Will the school not excuse the absence? Both my middle and high school both excused any horse show or rodeo as long as I had proof I was entered. I have friends from other towns who also got their absences excused. I even got mine to count as a gym credit. And I do not live in a horse community.
No, you cant do that here. |
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| Tilt The Kilt - 2016-05-24 1:53 PM
No one is going to pay attention to barrel races attended on a resume either.
I'm with you in letting her decide. Her goals are her goals and should be entertained - just because a bunch of barrel racers who never had perfect attendance in mind think she should go barrel racing doesn't mean a thing in her life. Both are going to just be a memory. My kids are the same age and one thing I've learned is they need to shine where they choose to. It may not be my choice of activity or goal but as long as they're between 2 good choices, it's theirs and they are committed to do it, no harm in letting her/him write their own story.
I'm a little afraid, that at 11 years old, she doesn't have the skill set to make the best decision. As a child, shes offended that others were allowed to run another performance, but she's not. i say thats just a series of unfortunate events. She has to decide now, and thats the way it is. |
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Location: Texas | Bigfoot - 2016-05-24 3:02 PM Time2beat - 2016-05-24 1:40 PM Will the school not excuse the absence? Both my middle and high school both excused any horse show or rodeo as long as I had proof I was entered. I have friends from other towns who also got their absences excused. I even got mine to count as a gym credit. And I do not live in a horse community. No, you cant do that here.
Wow, that's crazy. I got out of it because it is a college level sport. |
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Location: Texas | Hmm really sounds like you don't want her to go to finals because you want the perfect attendance and you feel guilty because there's the "what if" if she wins this buckle or makes it to nationals.
Take a chance, get out of the bubble, missing half a day of school and being a supportive father sounds like it would be good for you.
And in my opinion, since you brought it up, if this little girl is really in the running to go to NATIONALS how could you let her miss that?! I gurantee you that is something worth putting on a resume or on a college application. |
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| So, what was the verdict? What did she choose? |
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Location: Southeast Louisiana | I just saw your post, Bigfoot. Hugs to you and your daughter for whatever decision was made. It sucks that she has to learn how unfair life can be this way. Y'all are in my prayers, cuz. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Let her make the decison, hope that she chooses rodeo, life is to short not to do something special like this. I would think a half of day of school would still be counted as being there  |
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Location: Jersey Girl | I would personally go to the rodeo but if it were my daughter I would allow her to make the decision.
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Location: Jersey Girl | Southtxponygirl - 2016-05-26 9:40 AM Let her make the decison, hope that she chooses rodeo, life is to short not to do something special like this. I would think a half of day of school would still be counted as being there
I would to.....when I was in school (100 years ago LOL) if you were there a certain number of hours it was considered a full day. |
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Location: Texas!! | Wow, it amazes me that other states can get their finals done in a weekend!! Here the Jr High finals check in was the 22nd and the finals run through the 28th. No chance for perfect attendance here....lol Good luck to your daughter!! (in which ever choice she makes) Those are some great times and it flies by!! |
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