As a father of three and an ex school governor I can see both sides.
This Christmas I am taking all three out so they miss the last week of term. The reason this time is that it saves me over £400 per person on flights going a week earlier. When you have 5 adults to pay for that is over £2000, and is the difference between us having or not having a holiday this year.
If I was taking them somewhere totally different, and outside their normal experience I could certainly argue the educational value of it.
In the end I agree with Katys Grandad, we all try to do what is best for our kids in our own way.
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