I was just reading in the parent forum how often some parents let their kids miss school for practice or meets. My parents would not have let me leave school for gymnastics, but there was never the need for it either. I do gymnastics through the YMCA, so they always made sure it didn't interfere with school. The one time I might have had to miss for a meet was this year because a meet was friday night but it was homecoming week at my school and I didn't want to miss the game and stuff like that.
I think that if I had to miss school for gymnastics they wouldn't have let me because that would send the message that gymnastics is more important than school. According to my parents gymnastics isn't a life long sport, and going to school consistently prepares us for the real world because in the real world at work you can't just take a day off when you need it. It has always made sense to me. I'm rather surprised at how often these young gymnasts are getting out of school for practice. Did this fly with your parents when you were in elementary/middle school?
I think that if I had to miss school for gymnastics they wouldn't have let me because that would send the message that gymnastics is more important than school. According to my parents gymnastics isn't a life long sport, and going to school consistently prepares us for the real world because in the real world at work you can't just take a day off when you need it. It has always made sense to me. I'm rather surprised at how often these young gymnasts are getting out of school for practice. Did this fly with your parents when you were in elementary/middle school?