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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh, that sounds terrible. Ours was much better! The kids did a series of activities in the classroom (like a scavenger hunt where they had to locate the cubbies, flag, bathroom, etc.) while the teacher talked to the parents about kindergarten. It wasn't necessarily the classroom or teacher the kids were really going to be assigned to, although in our case it turned out to be the one.

[b]Although - that was in the fall right before school started. There was a kindergarten meeting in the spring that was more perfunctory - the kids went off with some teachers while the parents sat in the library, filled out forms,  watched a short video and heard from the principal, etc. They seemed to do aquick assessment of the kids while they were away from us[/b].[/quote]

Why does anyone think it is a good idea to separate 5 year olds from their parents in a place where most of the kids have never visited??? I'm a principal and they did this before I arrived. I shut that down right away. Parents visit classrooms WITH their child so it is a positive experience.

As for the "assessment" I pay teachers to make home visits in August. A child can change a lot between spring and early fall. And besides, there's not much real information you're going to get in a large group setting. [/quote]

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