Perfect Attendance

I got perfect attendance one year while I was in school and I was really young. I admired the girl in my school that went from k-grtn to her senior year without missing a day of school and she felt guilty that one day she left an hour early because she wasn't feeling well. My son got perfect attendance for a lot of years, somehow he would always get sick on the weekends and holidays. Good thing for him that he loved school. He is graduated now and is never late to work and never misses a day of work but misses school something terrible.

I have also received certificates of perfect attendance when I was young in school. I have one form 8th grade where it says I didn't miss a day of school: from sept 3 to June 18. I also have another one from my senior year that says 100% attendance(i'm looking at them right now, have them all in a manila envelope..what a nerd hahaha) Oh, by the way I'm VERY puntual. It's just the way I am, the way I function. Mostly because I don't like to rush. I don't like reaching my destination hyperventilating and my heart rate up.lol My parents are the same way especially my father, so I was raised arriving at destinations earlier than it was expected. I do hope I can pass my children the same puntuality habit. I'm setting the example..but hey they need to decide that on their own as an adult :)

Yes it's a priority. I don't remember what they did when I was in school. Too long ago...

i can't remember being recognized in school for being punctual and with perfect attendance. maybe, i was sickly when i was still young. is there an award for being punctual and with perfect attendance, here on mylot?

I completely agree with you!! I think it's a marvelous way to encourage children to take school seriously and to build character and responsiblity. We didn't have them where I went to school growing up but I think I would have received several as I rarely took sick days. And the more children are at school on a consistant basis, the better they will be able to learn and that will help them in the future. I am self employed so attentdence is not really an issue as I'm the bos...LOL. I work over 70 hours a week but self discipline is something I learned from my parents along with a strong work ethic. Take care!!

Honestly, I don't think having perfect attendance is that big of a deal. Atleast at my age it isn't. When kids are young, it might be to instill a sense of discipline in them. However, I find myself missing school every once in a while, but not because I skip or anything. I just have other things going on as well (i.e.- performances with ensembles I'm in, auditions, etc.)...

thuhuong well no as I lived in one of the coldest states in the US when we were growing up so in the winter the school would be closed a lot as blizzards closed the roads into Newell sD and out of the town a lot but when it was open Idid have perfect attendance most years except for the year of the mumps, the measles and the whooping cough. that year no not at all. I am always early or on time, and never late as I feel its insulting to those who are kept waiting on you. they made an appointment with you and you should honor it and be on time. if I have an emergency I will always call and tell them I am going to be late. I taught my son to be on time too.

I am quite used to a bit, sometimes a lot, earlier than the appointment time. I hate being late. Early arrivals means, for me, early preparation and source of confidence. It often betters my work. I am grateful my mom raised my up like that. ^_^

When I was still in school I had a perfect attendance throughout the whole year. But now that I'm already working I can't perfect my attendance. sad. I wish I could but just last month I got sick and wasn't able to go to work. Ughh.. I wish I could have at least one perfect attendance for the entire year at work. Still gonna work on that.

Oh, it's the first time that I hear that something like that exists I have always had a good attendance, but if I had ever received a certificate like that I think that I would have been happy, as being rewarded always makes you feel good, even if it's just some words. I think that it's good that they do that in some countries

HI thank you for asking you this question because i recall my school and college days. at my school days i got 85% attendance and it is very beautiful days. then in my college days i got 98% attendance and maintain a good record. but compare these two, i like school days...... thank you my friend have a nice day

Congrats on your childrens perfect attendance!! Right throughout my primary school years i had a perfect attendance record. Primary was so fun, i wanted to go everyday, even the weekends!!. But when i hit college my attendance started dropping DRAMATICALLY. It just wasn't the same anymore, not like you could play on a playground or anything lol. Even though i missed so much school i still managed to keep my grades way above average which was a shock to all my teachers etc but when i hit my final year of high school had to leave because i moved to another country. Today with punctuality, im better than i was in high school but not perfect. I find it really hard to even wake up some mornings