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[quote=Cinnamon][quote=Anonymous]Parents be cautioned! The school touts itself on fostering creativity, independence and uniqueness yet they will quickly stifle and subdue any child displaying such traits. Our daughter was happy, calm and without issues when she started this year. Since her enrollment, we have noticed a decline in her behavior and the school has even brought in a psychologist to examine her. The physiologist found no issues with my daughter, yet the teachers still label her as "not normal" and are constantly separating/excluding her from other activities. In talking with other parents from the same classroom, we have learned that other parents have been told the same thing about their children and have been referred to the same psychologist. Our stories are similar and we parents feel that the teachers are ill prepared/not fully trained to work with and understand young children. The difficult part of dealing with such an ineffective teacher is the staff and principle will not find fault with the teacher, but have labeled all of our children as the source of the problems. Hard to believe that almost every child in a small class of 12 is the problem, and that it's not the teacher. [/quote]

It makes me sad to hear you feel so disappointed in your daughter's preschool education.  I don't recognize this situation, so know that it hasn't occurred in my class, but I invite you to open a dialogue with the teacher and director together to express your unhappiness.  I feel like the parents of my students are comfortable approaching me to discuss something, even if it is to share some unhappiness about me or something in the classroom.  It's not easy!  Dialogue is mandatory in regards to advocating for your children throughout her education.  Preschool is only the beginning of a very long educational road.

Both my boys attended three years each at Temple Rodef Shalom Nursery School.  There were uncomfortable--though necessary--conversations that were had.  I wasn't necessarily happy with the way some teachers spoke to me and I'm sure some teachers weren't happy with the way I spoke to them.  However, my family was very pleased with our overall Rodef preschool experience.

My message to all parents is to advocate for your children in their schools.  Advocating means carrying on frequent, two-way conversations about values, expectations, and goals.  These conversations need to be held with teachers, directors, and fellow parents--your "School Family."  It is only through the strong sense of community that results from such dialogue that we can ensure a quality education for our children.

My hope is that you will find a preschool that better matches your family's values and expectations, so that the goals you have mapped out for your daughter's education can be met.

--Cinnamon Welland
mom to two former students at TRSNS
teacher in her 9th year at TRSNS[/quote]

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