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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel bad for 1st grade teachers. My DD who was in person in private all last year is incredibly bored in public 1st. She’s normally very well behaved but I got a note from the teacher today letting me know she’s refusing to do some of her work because “it’s easy kindergarten work that she already knows”. She’s not wrong (it’s a lot of what she did last year) but it’s like 2 months into 1st grade, she’s just like “nope…” Sigh.[/quote]

You pulled your DD out of private? That was such a bad decision. I know others IRL who did this and I’m like… why? Why wouldn’t you wait another year or two until things settle down? So dumb.[/quote]

Yes, I did and I am regretting it on some levels. We never wanted to do private school but were forced into it last year so she could go in person. I naively thought this year would be better than it has been and was eager to get her with her peer group. Right now, I'm kind of wishing we hadn't left. [/quote]

I'm curious about this as someone who made similar choices.  I think that in-person first grade is actually going really well at the public school.  Better than I expected.  What are you missing now that you got last year in private?  [/quote]

I like that she's getting to know her peer group and kids in our neighborhood - honestly, that was our #1 reason for switching to public. However, the curriculum of public 1st thus far has been equivalent to her private K. She's not learned a single new to her thing yet. The teacher has mentioned there's a lot of catch up she's needing to do for a lot of kids. I get the sense that she's doing a lot of waiting for other kids to finish up and I know she's not being challenged. Also her class size is giant (24) compared to her private last year (14). From a purely academic standpoint, she's gotten nothing out of it. [/quote]

Also, the amount of kids in her class that are being pulled out for extra support because they are below level during reading groups is unreal. According to DD, it's over half the class. I actually reached out to the teacher because I thought there's no way that was possible and I was misunderstanding the small groups and maybe my DD was misplaced in her group ... in the most PC way possible, the teacher confirmed there is an above average amount of kids getting pulled out for extra support.[/quote]

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