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I hate waiting...
So, we took Widget in for her "interview" at the school we want on Friday. They took her off to one of classrooms, while I waited and chatted with the director. This is probably for the best, as it aids in my attempt the shrug my shoulders in the face of something I can't really affect and let the fates do what they will. Had I been in the room, I'm sure I'd be second guessing every single bit of interaction that happened while we were there. Now, all there is to do is wait and see what they say
But I hate waiting. We know there were more applicants than spots (which, by the way, is the ONLY sense in which I was worrying about the "competitiveness" of the school. I don't give a rat's patootie about how "good" a school it is thought to be, I was only concerned for how many other families are trying to go there too), but not by how many. *vibrate* They said they thought they'd be mailing out letters by the end of this week, and I'm already being stupid about checking the mail. Do you suppose the old college adage about fat or thin envelopes still applies here?
*breathe in, breathe out* It's hardly a matter of life or death, now is it?
But I hate waiting. We know there were more applicants than spots (which, by the way, is the ONLY sense in which I was worrying about the "competitiveness" of the school. I don't give a rat's patootie about how "good" a school it is thought to be, I was only concerned for how many other families are trying to go there too), but not by how many. *vibrate* They said they thought they'd be mailing out letters by the end of this week, and I'm already being stupid about checking the mail. Do you suppose the old college adage about fat or thin envelopes still applies here?
*breathe in, breathe out* It's hardly a matter of life or death, now is it?
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1) Is this the Montessori school you've been talking about? What is that anyway?
2) What happened to the good ole days of enrolling them in the pre-school down the road, and there was no waiting list or anything?:)
Forgive my ignorance, but I've just never heard of any 4 year olds having to sit interviews.
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Here is a good summation of the Montessori philosophy. Essentially, the child sets the pace of their learning environment, and there's a lot of emphasis put on self sufficiency and self discipline.
For me, this *is* the preschool "down the road", it's the closest pre-school to my office. It also happens to be just the sort of environment where I think Widget would flourish; it's very similar to the environment we've been trying to build at home. The competition comes in where there's not many Montessori schools, and it's a very popular educational philosophy at the moment, so lots of parents want their kids to go to a Montessori school.
And it wasn't really an interview, although they call it that. It's more a chance to meet with the kids, assess their developmental level, and try to determine if they would be a good fit for the program, because not all children will thrive in the environment it provides.