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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The large class is my only issue.  I just dont know how my son will do in a class that size.  I feel he may fall behind.  Maybe I am wrong and it will be fine.  Just a bit leary.  I did not ever think I would be sending him to K with such a massive sized class.  The class sizes will be large throughout his years there.  If a student moves to another school, another student would fill the gap.  I have an almost two year old and there is no way I could swing private for both children.  I think I have no choice but to go there, but I am not feeling very happy about it.[/quote]

OP, I was one of the earlier posters who said it is going to be o.k.  And I want to reiterate that.  Would it be ideal to have 15 kids in a class with one teacher?  ABSOLUTELY.  The noise and distractions of 30 kids definitely does affect each child in the class.  However, I am 100% confident that your child will find a friend, things that interest him/her, and learn a few things too (if nothing else, s/he will learn how to go through the lunch line independently and that is a good skill to have).  Beyond that, I can't promise anything.  Will it be "the best year ever?"  Probably not.  Will it scar your child into hating school... probably (almost certainly) not.

So, all you need to do now is put a smile on your face and talk about school in positive terms so your child doesn't get the idea that he/she is supposed to dislike school.  There will likely come a time (about a month into the school year, maybe a week into it) when your child wakes up and says "I don't want to go to school!" or "I hate school."  Rest assured that this is normal too -- kids often like kindergarten the first week and then they realize that this kindergarten thing is not just a fun playdate, rather, it's the long term plan!  And suddenly, they decide they we're really interested in doing kinderg. ALL the time!  This too shall pass if you are stedfast in your presentation that kindergarten IS the plan and that's what big kids do.

Anyway, it's the first of numerous times you are going to realize that public school has its limitations.  It's sufficient, not ideal.  You make the best of what public school offers, do extra at home, and then you don't worry about your child b/c you know s/he has the skills to succeed. [/quote]

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