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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]At our school it seems like requests for special meetings  like this assure you of getting the worst teacher.[/b]    I would email the principal just about the aspect of putting them in the same class.  Or perhaps talk with him/her at the K orientation.   Definitely don't bring up the reading abilities thing.   There will be other kids at or above yours, so nothing to note there.[/quote]

I'm the K teacher who posted earlier.  The bolded here is just ridiculous.  Do parents really believe this?  Trust me, administrators and teachers have much more important things to do than to stick it to some pushy parent by giving their child "the worst teacher."

OP, now that you've clarified, I would still bring this up at orientation and then follow-up with a meeting.  Of course the admins do not have time to meet with 100 parents, but I know at my school I have met with prospective/future parents on occasion, with an administrator.  It's not the rule, but certainly not uncommon either.  You have valid questions, and especially if you are framing it as a request for their advice, the principal will meet with you.

Again, I'm going to say that the principal will likely say it's best to separate them.  Be prepared for this, and do your own research in advance.  I have been teaching K for 7 years, and prior to that I taught half-day Pre-K for several years.  In Pre-K, we occasionally had twins and they could not be separated because there was only one morning class and one afternoon class.  Of course, we made it work, but for the most part I saw two siblings who played only with each other and resisted making new friends, as well as usually a "dominant" twin.  In one instance, I had brothers who dressed exactly alike and had temper tantrums when one of them had to be taken away from the group for assessment or went to the nurse or went to time-out, etc.  It was a real process to help them develop their own independence.  In kindergarten, I would not have had the freedom of time and curricular demands to work on that as much.  At home, I'm pretty sure these boys were "the twins" and never expected to be different children.  I think this scenario is probably what most teachers/admins assume will happen when twins are kept in the same class.  This is only based on MY experience, however, so your mileage may vary.  As I said, keep an open mind and do some research in advance.

But don't bring up the reading thing--irrelevant ;)[/quote]

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