Toddler. Preschooler. Prekindergartener. Kindergartener. And now a first grader. Life moves forward.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Welcome to everyone is the same world
So after receiving an email from the school director yesterday that stated she is being pressured to put all kids into their rightful classes for the Fall by the corporate office, I am forced to write a letter to state and prove why Faith should be allowed to be in the older class. Here at our school it doesn't matter the age. The child is supposed to be in class with their own age and the teacher is to tweek the curriculum in order to accomodate the advancedness of the child. Well, I have one question. With 20 three year olds in a class, when is that teacher going to have the time to teach her the stuff she needs to know for kindergarten. Hence the reason we wanted her in the pre-K class.After discussing it with Bud his response was "eventually we will have to consider having her back with her own age." Why oh why does a child have to be with their own age when they are far more advanced than their age? Yes public school will have her in her own small group for reading and math based on her ability however here at our school even the most advanced primary care group would not suit her. She learned all of this curriculum last year. Basically she will have to start with this is the Letter A and this is the number 1. We are currently putting sounds together to make words and numbers together for adding and learning to identify the teen numbers. The teacher of the Gold room feels that Faith will have no problem in class. That tells me that she should be allowed. I hope that the director sees where we are coming from and I suppose that I will write corporate office if it comes down to it.
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