Posts by squimp

And one more thing to answer your question more directly - I put DD in Montessori at age 3, but for her I honestly think it would have been a much better fit in K, when she had gotten a lot of her social wiggles out and was starting to...

We didn't love Montessori that much.  I agree with PP, I would tour both schools and see which one seems like a better fit.  I found Montessori to be a very restrictive environment for my kid, and a high quality play-based...

Quote: Originally Posted by moominmamma  I'm in Canada and homeschooled my kids at that age and stage, so I'm afraid I can't suggest much about the school differentiation issues.  But about what you...

Aww my 9-yo DD maybe doesn't know 31 digits but she would have gone along with her for a while.  Luckily she had a fantastic K-2 teacher so they all know about Pi and circumference and ratios.  So your DD would have been in...

What great choices!  I picked the leadership school, because that is the one my DD would probably like best.  She is advanced academically especially verbally and I can totally imagine she would love an all girls school....

It didn't bother me that much either, although there are definitely some generalizations ("the best teachers give the lowest grades") that I can take or leave.  Most of the advice seems reasonable to me, especially knowing a lot...

We are supposed to call when our kids won't be there.  If we don't call, they call us within an hour of school starting.  The reason is because if your kids walk or bus to school and they don't make it to class for some...

Thanks for posting - DD has read lots of these but there are some I haven't heard of that look interesting.  I am always on the hunt for good new books to read and lots of her faves are on there.  

For the 5-year old, my DD read all the Beverly Cleary books at that age, starting with Ralph S. Mouse.  They are now reading these books in her 3rd grade class, so I guess that's the level.  She also loved Pippi Longstocking...

My DD was just shy of 3 also when she started Montessori and she never really enjoyed it.  She made it through a year but I honestly feel like it was not fun for her.  It was too structured and just not fun.  She made...