Going to war with the school's car dropoff
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I was an August kid too, so was 17 when I graduated. Not sure how another year would have changed anything, but worth considering if there is a quality alternative. It's expensive, but I highly recommend a year or two of Montessori. It paid huge dividends with our daughter.
@Mik said in Going to war with the school's car dropoff:
It's expensive, but I highly recommend a year or two of Montessori. It paid huge dividends with our daughter.
Yeah, that's our plan B. As you say, expensive but it can really help.
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Yeah July/August can be a tough call. Certainly there are studies that show the benefits to waiting, but it's easy to say that without being the parent of an August baby. Ours is May 2018 and her friend is September 2017 and you can definitely tell the difference those extra 9 months gives a 5 year old.
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My son was born in July, and struggled a bit at first, but he did fine in the end. There was no perceptible difference by the time he reached middle school.
We put both of ours in Montessori. I don't think I've ever been happier with a school. My daughter would happily have stayed there forever.
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My son was born in July, and struggled a bit at first, but he did fine in the end. There was no perceptible difference by the time he reached middle school.
We put both of ours in Montessori. I don't think I've ever been happier with a school. My daughter would happily have stayed there forever.
@Doctor-Phibes said in Going to war with the school's car dropoff:
My son was born in July, and struggled a bit at first, but he did fine in the end. There was no perceptible difference by the time he reached middle school.
We put both of ours in private Montessori before school proper started. I don't think I've ever been happier with a school. At the time, it felt like a lot of money, but now I wouldn't change anything. My daughter would happily have stayed there forever.
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Oh, and a note on buses:
We let her do that right now, and no matter what kind of practice she receives, she's going to try to get off at different stops from time to time. Sure as you're born, she will do that. So the only safeguard there is relying on the bus driver to know this and do something about it. Would rather wait for her to get old enough that this is no longer a problem.
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Yeah that would be scary. Throw an apple airtag into her backpack? Yesterday in the afternoon, we did have a mom (from the prior bus stop) run up to our school bus stop telling us her 5 year old son didn't get off the bus (he was on it, but didn't get off at the stop).
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In my particular school district when I started kindergarten, I was the youngest allowed to the day. You had to be 5 to go, and my 5th birthday was the first day of school, September 10, 1973.
I’ve since checked and that was the Monday after Labor Day. It seems they waited to start on a full week.
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In my particular school district when I started kindergarten, I was the youngest allowed to the day. You had to be 5 to go, and my 5th birthday was the first day of school, September 10, 1973.
I’ve since checked and that was the Monday after Labor Day. It seems they waited to start on a full week.
@jon-nyc said in Going to war with the school's car dropoff:
In my particular school district when I started kindergarten, I was the youngest allowed to the day. You had to be 5 to go, and my 5th birthday was the first day of school, September 10, 1973.
I
That was three months after I graduated. FML.
“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill
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@jon-nyc said in Going to war with the school's car dropoff:
In my particular school district when I started kindergarten, I was the youngest allowed to the day. You had to be 5 to go, and my 5th birthday was the first day of school, September 10, 1973.
I
That was three months after I graduated. FML.
@Mik said in Going to war with the school's car dropoff:
@jon-nyc said in Going to war with the school's car dropoff:
In my particular school district when I started kindergarten, I was the youngest allowed to the day. You had to be 5 to go, and my 5th birthday was the first day of school, September 10, 1973.
I
That was three months after I graduated. FML.
Ahem...
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What should I do, though?
Let me introduce you to homeschooling…
Seriously… No matter where you are at in the whole culture war issues, the simple fact is that teachers and school counselors feel they are more qualified and capable to make decisions regarding your child’s mental, emotional, and physical health than you are. And will make decisions without consulting you that can and will have tremendous consequences on your family.
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What should I do, though?
Let me introduce you to homeschooling…
Seriously… No matter where you are at in the whole culture war issues, the simple fact is that teachers and school counselors feel they are more qualified and capable to make decisions regarding your child’s mental, emotional, and physical health than you are. And will make decisions without consulting you that can and will have tremendous consequences on your family.
@LuFins-Dad said in Going to war with the school's car dropoff:
What should I do, though?
Let me introduce you to homeschooling…
Seriously… No matter where you are at in the whole culture war issues, the simple fact is that teachers and school counselors feel they are more qualified and capable to make decisions regarding your child’s mental, emotional, and physical health than you are. And will make decisions without consulting you that can and will have tremendous consequences on your family.
Yeah I get that but is that kid actually going to show up at school, where, y'know, they're at this point legally obligated to teach him, or what?
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I’m not really sure I get your question… It is happy hour, but…
The Brad
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I’m not really sure I get your question… It is happy hour, but…
@LuFins-Dad said in Going to war with the school's car dropoff:
I’m not really sure I get your question… It is happy hour, but…
They completely dropped the ball getting that other kid into school, and then just let the grandmother drive away with him. Like, okay, no school for you today I guess. Or ever because we're sure as shit not going to help you.
