Students ' travel outside the permissions problems in schools-Hbl

Many families go away also outside the school holidays. The children are lagging behind and the teachers will get more jobs.

There are many parents who choose to prolong autumn recess, and other school holidays with a trip, or take a break in the middle of the semester.
Head teachers as Hufvudstadsbladet has spoken with say they understand that it will be cheaper, because trips often rises in the price of permits. But there are also many disadvantages.
--A way to show the children that we give priority to school is taking a holiday in which schools are allowed, "said Laila Andersson, Rector of Mattlidens school in Espoo.
Usually she insist on parental meetings. Her school has 650 students in grades one through nine. Class, who agrees to leave on for five days. To her, the applications for more than a week, and so far this fall, she has approved a 20-something.
– Before Christmas and Autumn holidays are a pair of students in each class. All over a week is a long absence.
Important is, according to her parents realize that the school is moving forward even if the child is gone. Most parents understand that they need to do in order to make up for the absence. Some, according to Andersson still irritated over the crowd.
– You know yourself how much that happens when you are away from work a week. The same is true for the kids, "says Director Laila Andersson.
For the teachers give homework due for the holidays also added jobs.
Can backtrack
In Kvarnbackens school in Porvoo, headmistress Anne Smolander just this fall approved a dozen vacations for more than three days. Some trips can be made on next year's page.
But ensured that the school has 358 students in grades one through six, it means that a significant percentage are gone during the school year.
It is not entirely unproblematic, but it depends on the child. Some are easy to learn and absorb knowledge.
Children with greater difficulties, however, to go back and find it difficult to come back.
Also Smolander tend to urge parents to arrange their holidays when children are allowed.
Like other Presidents, she still approves all applications for free.
— In Finland, we have compulsory education without teaching obligations. The responsibility of the student to derive what is taught in school is located on the guardian.
Have a student has been absent due to illness, the school on the other hand, if necessary the vakali schools.
Better with
Gustav Laxell, Rector of the Karis Swedish secondary, which has 261 students. He has approved twenty-eight voyages of more than three days.
It is surprising to many in such a short time.
He also sees positive aspects.
– After all, it is better to parents traveling with their children in secondary school than to go alone and leave them at home wind. And always learns something when we're away from home.