Does missing a few days off school hurt?

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As the title suggests... does it? I used to hate missing days off school, I'd get behind on all of my work and have to play catchup in my own time. I personally think it varies depending on what level of education you're at, in Lower and Middle school it doesn't seem to matter as much, but in Upper School and Sixth form it really does seem to have an effect.

What are other people's opinion on this?
 
unless its just before exams or during a period of coursework hand ins it really makes little difference.

my parents used to regularly take me out for a week or two (or more) a year due to holidays being cheaper. Never did me any harm... On the other hand it was harder to catch up during a levels...
 
I probably missed a quarter of A2 English Lit and I got a B. Although, my English skills are generally strong and all you need is knowledge of the texts, so that's probably not a good example.
 
Actually further to my previous answer I missed most of year 11 (left in November) and did my exams at home. I probably lost a grade if that in most of my subjects other than technology due to not being able to do the coursework...

So yeah... Teachers can say it causes problems but really... If I have kids I won't hesitate to withdraw them from school for a week to go skiing or to go abroad, they will learn a lot more on their trips than they would in school.
 
If you know that you're going to be off then it's usually a good plan to notify the teachers and request any homework in advance to prevent yourself slipping behind. It's unlikely to matter too much if it isn't a regular thing but sure, it probably does require a bit of effort to catch up. However remember that the person who benefits will ultimately be you, it might bug your teachers slightly if you don't do as well as you could but it will be you that has to deal with the consequences for far longer.
 
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Sorry but not once did I miss a day off school and not thoroughly enjoy it!! I'm sure you could get away with almost anything up to college level with >60% attendance or so, heck my Uni attendance was pretty poor but I still came out of that just fine.
 
On the contrary I think it's easier when you're older to miss a few days of school. You have the ability and the self-sufficiency to catch up.

Children who are younger, who rely on their teacher a lot more for their learning, find they come back from holidays and have missed things, and it's a lot harder for them to catch up as the teacher has to move on the majority and the child isn't as able to catch up under their own steam.

I don't think I've explained myself very well there. Been a long day at school :p

The majority of the children who had attendance less than about, say, 92%, were also my lower attainers. It really does have an effect.
 
Not at all.
If you know there's some particular lesson you want to be present for, then best to make the effort.
Otherwise it isn't too much trouble to catch up.
 
Till your at GCSE learning is done at a lot slower pace so its hardly the end of the world to miss the odd day now and then.

After that though its simpler just to go in every day, attendance makes learning so much simpler for your self
 
Surely missing a "day off school" means you are not missing any school at all?
If I had a day off school then I had (or took) a day off school, I didn't miss a day off school, or that would mean I never had that day off and therefore by default must have attended.

Unless of course what you actually meant was "Does missing a few days of school hurt?" in which case the answer is (in your case) evidently "Yes it does"
 
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