It's been about a month now since we pulled Leah out of Challenger. This was the BEST decision!!!! Leah now meets twice a week with her former Challenger teacher and two other girls and once a week with just her teacher. She is learning so much more! The smaller group has really helped her come out of her shell and actually make friends! She REALLY loves school now. Never wants to leave and gets super bummer if it is not a school day.
It was tough for me to have her quit Challenger. I really hate to have her quit anything and this was a good test for me. I knew it was the right choice as she was learning so much more form me at home than she was at school. And Challenger is WAY to expensive to not be teaching anything. She was also not making any progress socially because the class was so big(26 with 2 teachers). The group was so big she just stood on the outskirts and watched for 6 months. They also had no idea where she was academically, did not even know she was reading. How can you adjust a curriculum to fit a child if you don't even know where the child is? So I had to get over my "quitting" issue!
Well now that Leah meets with Ms. Sharon one-on-one once a week she always knows exactly where she is and can suggest things for us to work on when we "play school". And the small group class of three is simply THE BEST THING EVER! The girls are challenged and motivated by each other and also have a great time together. The best part..... it's way cheaper than Challenger.
My advice if your thinking of spending money on preschool, look into hiring a private tutor or arranging a small group class.
More reading videos to come as they are so cute!
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