Do I Need the SATs?
Yep, I am researching schools and considering testing. I am requesting applications for admissions. I am RSVP-ing for Open Houses. For college? Nope. Pre-K. And I am so not making this up.
I had a conversation with a friend today that gave me pause about sending my oldest daughter to Kindergarten at our local public school. Chris and I had been discussing our options anyway, and this was one of those moments that made me think we should really discuss our options.
Ideally, I’d like to put Katie where we will keep her. No separate daycare, different pre-k and kindergarten. I like the idea of some consistency, especially for Katie. Despite how it may appear, Katie likes some structure and we try to give her some. There is no greater example of how a lack of routine makes her nutty than the past two weeks with Chris gone. She was impossible.
So, we’re looking hard and fast at Pre-K. You have to have applications in by January for most schools in order to enter in the fall, when she’ll be (gulp) four years old.
I’ve requested brochures from the schools that interest me the most. I am especially into the girls only schools, since I am a graduate of a woman’s college. I believe in education for women; it works (ask Sandra Day O’Connor or Hillary Rodham Clinton - or you can just take my word for it).
Other than girls only schools, we are considering some of the Quaker schools. I like their philosophy.
Boy, this stuff comes at you really fast. Nobody ever really prepared me for this. I had heard the chatter about preschools, and dismissed them as crazy parents (and I stand by that). But, it’s clear that the schools that serve through the 12th grade want your child to enter in Pre-K. It’s really overwhelming.
Wish me luck… We’ll be going through applications in the next few weeks. Open Houses start in November. Do they make a Kaplan course for Pre-K testing?