take your child to work day, yes or no? Options

[*xcaitlinx*]

for some odd reason, this year, our school district has made "take your child to work day" practically a holiday. We received a notice last week that stated that every student that was absent on this day (Thursday), would be counted as in school. So basically, everyone in my school will not be absent, whether they actually went to work with their parents or not. I'm really glad because I can stay home from school that day without anyone knowing that I played hookie. (my parents dont care)

Are you going to your parent(s)' work? does your school have the same rule?

[*jooleeah*]

Wow, that's so awesome. My school would never allow that. I wish they did though

[*mzkandi*]

I remember take your kids to work day. I never participated in it but I did use it as an excuse to not go to school. Both of my parents work at a mental hostipal...nothing exciting about that

[Looow]

Gosh your schoolsound so laid back!
Our school would never do that.
If they did, I would sooo participate

[EmmalieV]

haha , Well before when it wasnt a holiday I used to go to work with my mom , It was fun.

I dont live in the US so it would be chaos if they did that here =X.

[Im So Vain]

no my school does not do that. i remember when i was like in 4th grade i went to my godmothers work, because they had a bunch of activities planned on that day. but anyways i think im too old for that now.

[Nicolatofu]

dang, no fair! Our school doesn't really care about that holiday. haha but i most likely would just stay home.

[jennyjenny]

We have Take your daughter to work day. I don't do it, though. I know a lot of people who don't. Mostly like everyone. And plus, my mom's work is boring.

[sharerol]

That's cool, haha. I don't get that here, but it would be nice if I did. Skip a day of school. Heh, yup..

[BeyondElite]

That's awesome. I bet you don't have homeworks too, eh? Anyway, I wish we'd have that kind of "holiday" so I can relax all day, or watch my mom go back and forth from rooms to rooms in the hospital (she works as a nurse).

[*stephinika*]

sadly, no our school isn't doing that... but i'm missing school friday and last block thursday to go to whistler for the weekend for a school choir/band trip thing.

[*xcaitlinx*]

hehe....my moms a stay-at-home mom, so i was thinking that i could "observe" her job all day.

When i told her that, she got mad because she said that her job's the most difficult out of all of them, and that all because she doesnt get paid for it...doesn't mean that it isnt important. heh..i guess she's right!

[toodlepops.]

Nope, my school doesn't do that. But it sounds cool, though.
But I don't think I would participate, I would rather stay at home.

[Shattered_Hope]

My school doesn't have this rule...so...I guess I'm not going with my parent to work day...

[parallel]

Wtf? I had 'work day' when I was in first grade!

No. My school does not have that or that rule. Sounds like fun though. =]

[DanielleMaria05]

Yeah, my school has that, except, there is a catch.

You have to have a signed letter from your mom saying u were with her, and what job she has. So, yeah, deff messed up.

[Kenado]

we have that but they make us sign a permission slip just to know which are going and which aren't

[SKDMNLE]

What the..o_O. Nope we dont have it. But it seems like a good idea.

[iheartsimba]

I got counted absent! I went in 6th grade to my dads work. It was AWESOME. Although. That one day ruined my middle school perfect attendence record >.<

[IamRad]

if u wanna participate in it, u can, but then u have to write a brief essay on ur experience at work. stupid...

[FoOd]

I don't have one... so sad...

[WrathOfOnigo]

I didn't go. Just because my dad is way to busy and my mom is a housewife. It wouldn't be that interesting.

[redpeony]

We had that in grade 9, but people who didn't go to their parent's workplace had to go to school, so that sucked. I never got to go cause my parents were on business trips, but whatever.

[sunissed14127]

Our school doesnt do that....oir at least not that I know of.

[*suddenly she*]

my school always sent letters home to say that they didn't want us to participate.

i still wouldn't, because it would hinder our parents from doing their job efficiently, unless they were wonderparents and we were wonderchildren, except that doesn't happen.

[tooeffingcrazy]

Work day? There's such thing as WORK DAY ? Wow. I'm so slow! Never heard about it before.

[ANG33ZY]

no. my parents don't have that thing.

but once in like 4th/5th grade i went to ym dad's work. he does like.. bart trains and stuff. it was cool.

[Ballpointpencil]

Naw, my school doesn't like it when we participate. I never have. I worked at Mom's office (OBGYN clinic, she's a doc) for several months. Trust me, I know what she does at work. XP And Dad... he is a retired minister. He would've made me leave the room constantly because people tell preachers stuff that the preacher's kid isn't supposed to hear. :P

[to-devastate]

I so wish that my school did that.
I wouldn't go to my parent's work. Haha.

[gelionie]

No. I don't think we have this sort of thing over here.

P.S. I don't want to go to my dad's office anyway.

[laur3nw]

Lucky! My school would never have a holiday like that...I wish.

[dani41790]

We don't have a "take you child to work day" over here. Man I wish we did. I wouldn't mind getting out of school for a day and still be counted not absent.

[whomps]

Take your child to work day? I wish..

[starlette]

I used to get every year when I was in elementary. It wasnt recognised as that big of a hoiday or anythimg, very few kids even knew about, and you had to write a paper and do a presentation on what you saw and did, which was cool cuz my cousin (my legal guardian at the time) worked at fina oil and chemical, so I learned all this stuff about how they dont just produce oil and gas, but they make cds and styrofoam products and stuff. It was a big deal at the company, they would like, have games and presentations for us the whole day, food...and it was a 26 story building so me and a friend of mine whos mom also worked there, would take the elevator all the way to the top floor, and alllll the way to the bottom. We tried climbing the stair once...yeah. But yeah it was a lot of fun, you just had to prove you went. Since they always gave us loads of souvineirs, that was easy enough. :D

[misoshiru]

we don't have this.

[dahalfkoreanstyl]

im a senior in high school and i would still go to my parent's work if i could

[kill me please]

my school has it. but you have to get a forum and fill it out to go so you couldnt just not go lol. but yeah

[shortiiex]

My parent won't let me...and i don't like missing school

[blah122986]

wow...that must mean ur teachers are lazy to teach..tsk tsk.....psh..i hardly know when that day comes around..thiers no heads up around muh neighborhood...if u miss it then u miss it.....i usually forget to unless muh dad reminds me and ask me to go to work with him that day...

[MetalChick77]

Haha, if they did that at our school the building would be empty that day

I used to go to my dads work when i was younger, it was fun.

[AngelTears]

Thats awsome.. I remember if you went to Take Your Child To Work Day, you had to write a report about it and then you wouldnt be counted absent *nod*

But I also remember the kids who didnt go got to play games all day and just chill with the other people who couldnt go to work with there parents.

My mom works at home and my dad works in a lawyers office..

Be bored all day and write a report about it?

Or

Go to school and chill with my class?

Obviously I always picked the later.

[*lolita kitty*]

my dad is taking me to work this year. its the first time as a matter of fact, but yeah, its this thursday [tommorow!!!]

[miss barnes]

we dont have that here. i dont even know wat day it is

[starlette]

Thats awsome.. I remember if you went to Take Your Child To Work Day, you had to write a report about it and then you wouldnt be counted absent *nod*

But I also remember the kids who didnt go got to play games all day and just chill with the other people who couldnt go to work with there parents.

My mom works at home and my dad works in a lawyers office..

Be bored all day and write a report about it?

Or

Go to school and chill with my class?

Obviously I always picked the later.

yeah see like in my school, 4 out of like 350 kids went, so it kind of didnt exist. I think the teachers didnt say anything about it, to avoid lots of kids missing school. We just called the school and asked my teacher about, and she told me the next day in class what I would need to do. so yeah.

[canny]

i've heard of that.

[vampireduster]

i forgot completely about it. The only times I went were with my dad and my aunt. It was fun but i dont think they let kids there anymore.

[megan_x3]

nope. . mom doesnt let me go with my mom or dad . =(

[BlissfulIgnoranc...]

my school allows students to go with their parents to work but the parent has to call in saying that their child is goin wth them to work.. i stayed home today but i definitly didnt go to work with my mom..(she works nights) but they dont have to kno that

[xj_liana_tx]

i watched the news this morning and they were saying it's "journalists..reporters take your child to work day."
in my area, the university had a day like that.
i didn't go because i don't want to miss school.