The bad news:
I am quite sleepy. The result of having had difficulty falling asleep last night, for all the worrying I was doing regarding MrMan's daycare situation. I discovered yesterday that he's one of only two his age that were shifted to the "baby" class, while for the last two weeks I thought more of his age peers had been shifted. I believe it's the result of having accepted some older children for the summer and not thinking very creatively about how to equalize the class sizes. Instead, I think they sorted their spreadsheet by birthdate and then split them into classes. Not taking into account that MrMan and this other little boy, a month or two younger, were being grouped with kids who are significantly developmentally younger. This despite the fact that MrMan is one day younger than his best friend (yes, he has a best friend), who got to stay with his age peers with the same teacher. I was so upset when I found out. This was supposed to be a short explanation. Well, now you understand the degree of my worrying. How can I convince them that they need to change MrMan back to his peers?
The good news:
I was able to distract myself from worries last night by reading. I've been re-reading Harry Potter in anticipation of Book 7, and have been falling behind in my pace. Last night's reading allowed me to get a little closer to finishing the first six books by July 21. Three books down, three more to go. Though that means only like a third done, in terms of pages, I'm feeling more on track.
I spoke to a couple of people at MrMan's daycare. I think they see what I'm saying. Now, hopefully, they'll do something about it.
And, if they don't, keep talking.
TeriMom
Posted by: murongyi at July 5, 2007 03:42 AMPoor MrMan! Good for you for making noise and I hope that they can figure out a better solution that has him happy again. (I'm sad thinking of him without his special friend!)
Re-reading Harry Potter before the release of the next book is something I've done since the release of book three... but something I don't think I'll be doing this time around! I've promised myself that I AM NOT allowed ANY Harry Potter until I have a true, final, and REAL draft of the prospectus AND a date for defense. Motivation!
Posted by: Holly at July 5, 2007 10:21 AMThat would annoy me too, especially since they move the kids up to avoid boredom & promote continued advancement. Lexi's daycare moved her up to the next class before 2 others that are older than her. She was simply bored (and probably a handful). Kids need stimulation at their level, which has nothing to do with their birth date. I hope they listen & make changes.
Posted by: FFG at July 5, 2007 02:15 PM