tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638143399356762155.post5114879022176313661..comments2024-03-26T14:54:40.376-04:00Comments on There are only two ways to live your life.: First Day of School & Primary ClassroomDanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14855399113878755637noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638143399356762155.post-91579444517662897342014-11-09T22:52:43.028-05:002014-11-09T22:52:43.028-05:00@Uma Shivkumar- After reading about all of the thi...@Uma Shivkumar- After reading about all of the things that your son can do, it sounds like he is academically advanced (and I mean, extremely advanced) for a 2.5 year old. In the future, would you consider having him tested for being "gifted" or a high IQ? It also sounds like he is having a difficult time socially and being comfortable around his peers. I would suggest talking to the teacher about her reasoning behind why she is handling it the way that she is. I would want my child's teacher to have high expectations for him, but also be nurturing at the same time.Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14855399113878755637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638143399356762155.post-40595379808970557802014-08-06T17:22:44.446-04:002014-08-06T17:22:44.446-04:00Hi Dana,
I came across your blog when looking fo...Hi Dana, <br /><br />I came across your blog when looking for montessori activities for my 2.5 yrs old son and ended up reading a lot more than that. You are a very positive person and you inspire me a lot. Your Elder son seems to be very smart and social, very nice to know! I believe your younger one is also as smart! Handsome boys you have!<br /><br />I have started a montessori program - 3 days a week for my son now and the transition seems to be so stressful and difficult for me and him. He loves learning at home and the only situation he is frustrated at home is, when I'm not teaching him anything. He knows number [till 100, and then to 1000 by counting hundreds], addition, reverse counting, reading words[even long ones], writing words [with little help], human anatomy, advanced shapes, colors, little bit of astronomy and even Google Image search. He seems to remember everything I tell him just once, no matter how difficult it is (or) how abstract it is, like - he understands earth, planets, their motions, satellites, comets, galaxies, asteroid belts etc. He even asks questions like "why earth is round?", "why light beam is different shape when changing angle?". But when he goes to school, all he does is crying and refusing to mingle with any child in his class. His teacher says, all he does is sit quiet and not even have some water. I find her not consoling a crying child [not just my son, anyone in that class] and when I go to pick him up, I find my son to be shaking and crying. <br /><br />I'm not sure whether it is a usual phase in his life (or) there is something not quite right about the school. When reading this post, I get a feel that your son didn't have any difficulties with this transition to school and that makes me to worry about what I'm doing wrong in my LO's case! Do you have any suggestion to make transition easier [I talk a lot about school to him at home. He seems to be listening but behaves the same way every day at school] (or) Should I look for a different school?<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Uma.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749460579659551271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638143399356762155.post-76910546716899658482013-09-21T21:15:54.451-04:002013-09-21T21:15:54.451-04:00@Karen- Thanks! I absolutely love his classroom an...@Karen- Thanks! I absolutely love his classroom and he loves going there. I also can not believe that my baby boy is 3 years old already! Sooo crazy! Hope that you and Rupert are doing well and I can't wait to catch up with you in a few weeks!! xoDanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14855399113878755637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638143399356762155.post-68073745612591401962013-09-12T20:24:25.487-04:002013-09-12T20:24:25.487-04:00This post makes me so happy! I cannot believe how ...This post makes me so happy! I cannot believe how quickly Ryan is growing up. He looks so happy in his new classroom and the space/set-up there is absolutely gorgeous and looks incredible!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765839550246311919noreply@blogger.com