Last night Ken and I met with Brendan's teachers to discuss the new Montessori format. After 15-plus years serving as a day care, KidSpace is now offering Montessori for the preschool classes. This will be quite an adjustment, particularly because Brendan was looking forward to turning 4 and moving to the Pre-K class.
Instead, he'll move to another room but will be join children ages 2 1/2-6. Ken and I hope the self-paced format will serve Brendan well. We know that he often becomes so engrossed in an activity that it is hard for him to transition. (Isn't that normal for his age?) Hopefully, the Montessori format will give him the choice to continue working on his activity until he's ready to move on.
I am also hopeful that the idea of becoming a teacher to younger children will help shape Brendan as a big brother. OK, so maybe that won't end the fighting down the road. Still, he is at his best when given responsibility and made to feel as if he has an important role in a task.
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