[-]Is there anyone with a gifted kindergartener currently in a public school who is thinking about switching to homeschooling? Or anyone who is currently homeschooling and could share a little about their experiences? Our dd is at NEST and I know it's early in the year, but we are really on the fence about whether this is the best option for her (and us). Thanks!
8 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]I would never homeschool because we dont have the patience. We are thrilled our DC is at NEST. That being said I hear a lot of gifted children do very well in homeschooling. I understand many of the winning kids in the national spelling bee are homeschooled. My concern would be lack of socialization.
[ Reply | Options ]Why are your questioning whether it's a good option for her? FWIW, I'm wondering the same thing because the pace is so accelerated that my dd is feeling pretty pressured and anxious. I guess I knew it would be somewhat like that, but wasn't sure how she would cope with it. She seems to like the class and teachers, though.
[ Reply | Options ]Well, first off I'll say that at least half of the reason homeschooling looks appealing has nothing to do with NEST - it's just that the school schedule is really restrictive for us. I'm staying home with the kids and my husband's job is very flexible, so we've been spoiled by not having to hustle around early in the morning, been able to travel when it was convenient, and so on. So that is just something we would have to deal with at any school.
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[-]To: Current and Future Public School Parents http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/pre-k-and-kindergarten-admissions.html As many of you know, the centralized Pre-K admissions process some families experienced for the first time last Spring was riddled with errors. But even more concerning, the process left families feeling like we had no allies. Because schools and borough enrollment offices were not part of the process, they could not help us understand our rejection letters or our chances if we reapplied or our right to grieve unfair results. Even when parents felt we had nothing to grieve, we still wanted someone to explain how the process worked, from which zones did families get in? why? was there a waiting list?. Some parents fou...
8 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]Great job! Everything is an uphill battle with this DOE - glad you are so tenacious.
[ Reply | Options ]i wish people would stop focussing on pre-k (which is sure to be eliminated entirely in this financial climate and is at this point only for the lucky few anyway) and start focussing on the overcrowding in the grades that really matter. sorry for all of those who feel the absurd need to "grieve" pre-k rejection, but get over it already.
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so there were some errors in the processing, many of which they corrected? Is that what you are protesting? I don't get it. They didn't intentionally shaft people, did they? they made some mistakes, and then corrected them. hardly seems worthy of a protest/petition. am i missing something?
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[-]Help: Grew up poor and have had issues spending money, to the point that I never do and had to seek therapist. Recently (in the last 6 weeks), I bought an $89 sweater, $20 shirt, $150 coat and a $16 pair of leggings and am in need of boots (have none), but haven't ordered them yet because I am suddenly convinced I am a shopaholic. (It feels like I bought everything at once but had been looking for three months for good sales.) Am I turning into one? Seriously need perspective.
7 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]if they are things you need and you can afford them, then no. if you are doing it for a little thrill, then maybe.
[ Reply | Options ]OP: I can afford them (not that I'm rolling in the dough). Paid cash. Actually, I'm playing catch up because years of hoarding has left me with weathered sweaters, etc.
[ Reply | Options ]then you know the answer. you probably have come to equate being frugal with moral superiority to an extreme degree (or maybe not). they're just clothes. don't worry about it.
[ Reply | Options ]OP: M old issues have flared up with the economic slump and all the bad news. I can't seem to stop watching CNN and worrying.
[ Reply | Options ]NP: there is a definite difference between being a shopaholic and buying a few items that you genuinely need. I assume that you need to show up to your office looking presentable and also need some clothing that protects you from the elements. Allow yourself a few reasonable purchases and don't punish yourself.
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[-]Does anyone have any experience with the PS 158 pre-k program? How is it? Pros/ Cons-I know a pro wold be 'free,' but any other insights appreciated. thanks
1 reply [ Reply | Watch | Options ]ds has a friend who started there this year after 2 years in preschool. the mom seems happy with it. the only drawback is that it's a pretty short day if you just get into the half day program. her feeling however, is that the cost of a few extra classes is still way less than the cost for FT preschool.
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We are alums -- Columbus is great! Facility is very nice -- spacious classrooms, the gym, on-site outdoor play space. Teachers for younger kids are sweet and nurturing, teachers for the older kids do a nice job of combining play with learning. PSD is wonderful -- helpful and right-on with exmissions. Parents are mostly low-key.
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[-]Is anyone else not caught up in all the preschool b-s? We are applying, in the event we are still here in the city, but I honestly know it is not the end of the world if ds gets in or not, we will probably move to the burbs anyway. I just think the hoopla is so ridiculous and petty. There are more important things in life than tt preschools. I may be the only one on the UES who feels this way.
4 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]i wish you weren't moving away to the burbs--wish we could be friends! i am amazed at how seriously ppl take this process. the kids applying are 1! i highly doubt a "tt" school will be life-changing, and that a nurturing environment in which the little ones can play and explore will be just fine.
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[-]Toxic friend from years ago wants to rekindle friendship. We haven't seen eachother in years but ran into eachother recently on the street. Now she calls. WWYD?
5 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]maybe give her a chance: years ago I had a fall out with a pretty "toxic" friend, but now we exchange emails on a regular basis. I have come to know some of her gentler sides, but I haven't met her in person yet (and don't want meet her too soon). And by the way: I think there are two sides to every fall out, I wasn't completely "innocent" either.
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[-]Help! 13 mth old db will drink water out of a sippy, but not milk. Really odd, bc he was exclusively bf'd until 9 mths, than part-time bf'd until 1 year. Don't know why he now likes bottle so much. How did you make the switch?
5 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]with a lot of tears and way too late, in retrospect. dd finally gave up the bottle (for milk -- was already drinking out of a sippy for water for more than a year) at 22 months. it was really hard on her, and she pretty much gave up milk altogether after that (until she was much older, when she started having milk and cereal). boo hoo!
[ Reply | Options ]np: Ugh - I am there right now. Plus, we just had another baby, and we don't want to switch up anything on her right now. I really wish we had gone cold turkey with bottles at 12 mos. She's fine with a sippy, a straw cup, or even a regular cup for water, but for milk, it must be a bottle. Kids are weird.
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my 1st was like that and was on the bottle til age 2. Once I took him off the bottle at 2, he never drank another sip of milk again. He is 7 now and still will not drink milk... and will gag on it. (he gulped it down in the bottle til age 2 though). #2 transitioned easily to milk in a sippy. #3 refuses to drink milk in a sippy cup. I'm keeping her on the bottle til age 2 and then I guess I'll see what happens. Most concerned about #3 because she is a girl and I think she needs the calcium more.
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My ds has the leapster and loves it but he has grown tired of the cartridges (we have every single one now plus some they don't even make any more)..he has an older brother and he inherited his old leapster. He saw the Didj in Target and wanted it but I got the sense it was for kids ages 7 and up and it seemed like at that age, they would be asking for the nintendo ds.
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[-]Brick playdate and interview coming up. What to expect for both? How to dress?
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[-]When my 16mo is really upset he prefers to go to his father or our babysitter (who is only with him two days a week) it breaks my heart and I don't know why he does it, I'm there for him most days and when we're alone it's fine, but when they are there he goes to them, am I doing something wrong?
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