February 5, 2004 - Thursday
We've started to look into Preschools for Jeremy and this morning visited a place that had no openings when Harry was that age. It seems more likely that they will for Jeremy and that's good because it seems like a perfect place for him and because Harry's school is changing its hours to times and essentially increasing dramatically what we'd need to pay. However, given the nature of Harry's current classroom and to have both boys in the same place, we are also considering moving Harry. During our entire visit of almost an hour, the four-years-olds at this new place acted like perfect little angels, answering questions at there morning circle and then sitting quietly around tables with their individual piles of clay. It suffices to say that the difference between this and Harry's current environrment is dramatic. Too dramatic to move him there? Would he be the hell-raiser at this new place even if he's the quiet one at his current school? Actually, I'm told that Harry stands up for himself just fine and that encouraging. Indeed, is that better training for the future than sitting quietly around a table?

These seem like very stange questions to be asking. Of course, we want Harry to be polite and well-mannered. But, would the jolt to such a structured atmosphere, then a jolt back once he starts public school really be a positive step? Maybe we're over-thinking...


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