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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It sounds like you cannot afford private K so I don't know what you think your options are. Homeschool? [/quote]

OP here and I don’t think we have many options. In hindsight, maybe I would have kept DD at her preschool for half-day K, but I know she’s ready for the full day, maybe just not a full day of this. And frankly it would have just been putting off the inevitable - we were going to end up at this school anyway. I don’t feel like she’s too young, I just feel like she’s getting lost in the chaos.

We also looked in to a smaller Catholic school we could afford. The dilemma is that we’re not super on board with the religious component of that type of education, which is kind of a major thing.

I guess my question is - is this normal? I expected growing pains but this just feels so off to me. [b]Parents in the nieghborgood LOVE this school. Does it just take more timE?[/b] My only context is lunch and DD’s uncharacteristic sadness when it comes to school these days. [/quote]

Some parents just have more go-with-the flow kids, or are just hard-asses themselves (ie pride themselves on not being helicopters), or don't actually spend any time at the school to know what's going on.  Having sort of been in your shoes, give it a few months and you'll probably see your daughter blossom. I wonder if helping foster friendships through playdates might help as well?

In the long run, however, I personally think I would not like a school that huge, and might think about trying to make a move to find a different setting.  But again, chances are your DD will adapt, and if other parents like the school, it probably offers a good academic and social setting for the vast majority of kids.

Another thing to realize is that this is PUBLIC school.  For better or for worse, you're not paying anyone to nurture your kid.  The focus is not on any one kid or family, but rather on the public system of education.  There are pluses and minuses to that!

At the end of the day, keep an open mind about your daughter's experience. It may not be what you imagine in your fuzziest most nurturing fantasies, but there could also be advantages, and you'll see her grow in confidence and ability to navigate the system for herself.  [/quote]

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