School daze

Anna has been placed into the Pre-k 5 class at her school next year. It's technically jumping a level among her peers, skipping the Pre-k 4 class. The requirement is to be 5 by November 2011 (she just turned 4 on Tuesday) and the recommendation of the center director. Guess they bypassed the age thing in this case. The director has been encouraging us to advance her in the past but I didn't feel she was ready (nor was I!). But I think we are ready for this. I wonder if any of her old friends will be in there...there's only one Pre-k 5 class, with one teacher, the same fabulous teacher who has been there for years, with a little kick ass cool classroom. It's exciting!!!

I toured a private school again at the urging of my boss, and it was ok. But I just wasn't drawn to it. Then we toured the public school that Anna would go to and Paul and I fell in love. It seems so seriously cool! Tomorrow morning is kindergarten open house and I will bring Anna to see what she thinks. We loved it so much we're ready for her to start next year instead of 2012 :)

Incidentally it seems almost everyone in my office is majorly anti-public school (2 exceptions). They fill my head with horror stories that to me seem out of left field or just individualized. It's true the Texas education system has major flaws (it's Texas for crying out loud. The entire state is a freaking flaw in itself). Those parents I interviewed at the public school said they'd send their kids there all over again. Also said by the teachers there who also sent their kids to that school. I have only ever heard great things about that school (though I get no school is perfect). Bottom line: I will be as involved in Anna's education as I can be. We have a great public school. That's all that really needs to be said.

I haven't encountered this much controversy since breast feeding! For real!

Of The tours that I have had of the top private school on my list and this public school, Paul and I both agree if we had to choose now: public. We could barely contain our own excitement during our visit. I think we're lucky to have such good choices.