Comments on: school dilemma 2

By: American Family » Parent-Teacher Conference (long!)

American Family » Parent-Teacher Conference (long!) — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:55:12 +0000

[...] the teacher if she thought we should have had M tested to skip kindergarten (which was something I have angsted about in the past.) M’s teacher said that outside of academic issues, M is a great fit in [...]

By: Spacemom

Spacemom — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:03:15 +0000

Soleil just turned 5. She is going to K this year.
We made the decision on private/public back in 2003. We chose our community based on the schools and proximity to work (and a nice yard).

We talked to the school when we had orientation. I asked about G&T programs (I hate the term, but that is what they call it). Our school has a great system for different learners.
The classes are joined with another class for reading, math and a few other subjects where kids are learning at different rates. They combine the kids of like skill levels. Then they work with those skills to improve them regardless of if they are 2nd grade readers or just learning character recognition. They work hard on stressing improvement for ALL kids, not that one set is “better” than another. I really liked that.

I would suggest talking to your local school. Ask how they deal with different learning styles. How the K teachers deal with kids at different levels….

By: Krickett

Krickett — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:44:41 +0000

We have schools in our area called Montessori schools. You’ll find different age children all in one class. They advance as they learn, no matter what age, so no child gets bored waiting for others to catch up.

By: Cathy

Cathy — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:36:18 +0000

I have heard more than one group of parents in our PTA say they switched from private to public because the public schools were the ones who had the resources to devote to their above the curve kids. The private schools around here have one set curriculum and if you don’t fit in oh well…. Usually because there is a much smaller student base and only one or two of these way above the bar kids in the school, the private schools don’t feel it best uses their resources. However, before you send M there I’m sure you’ll research how they could best fit her needs.

By: lis

lis — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:43:09 +0000

i read at a super early age and went to pretty good public schools for most of my life. two of my very best friends went to the all-girls high school in the area and enjoyed it to a certain extent. i think that parts of it are good, but the fact that when you leave, you have no idea how to interact with boys is a huge disadvantage. for some people that is a good thing, but for others, they feel like they lost out.