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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We had such a different experience of our interview with Ms. Antonucci. However, I can understand why the process puts some people off.

Of all of the preschools we applied to, Aidan was the only one that very actively assessed our daughter during the process (NCRC was second in terms of really looking at her as an individual, imo). It was kind of uncomfortable to be present while she was clearly being evaluated for attention span, frustration tolerance, ability to follow directions, short-term memory, etc., and Ms. Antonucci's style was very directive and not particularly warm and fuzzy. It was definitely a situation in which the parents were of secondary concern. That, however, is as it should be, imho, since it is a school for our daughter and not for us.

Our daughter responded extremely well to this approach and really blossomed during the interview. If we had not seen her response, we would likely have chosen a play-based program and come away from Aidan thinking it was a little too structured. But our daughter loved it, so we were excited to accept the position we were offered there for this fall.[/quote]

Is this a contest to see how often you can say "BLOSSOM" in connection with your daughter's interview at Aidan?? She had a good day - her personality fits well there - I understand these things - BUt a 2 yr old doesn't BLOSSOM at an interview, for gosh sakes. Give it a rest. You make it sound like the birds started chirping and the angels singing when your dd walked into Aidan.[/quote]

Wow.  I have no opinion of Aidan whatsoever.  I don't even know what city it is in.  But that last response was pretty mean.  You must be very proud of yourself.[/quote]

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