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Preschool

We decided to enroll Jupiter into preschool. He is developing fine all on his own, but we want to see if he strives in an institutional environment. Chris and I have discussed and agree that we should not leave any options off the table as to how he will be educated going forward, so this will be a good indicator to help us decide how to proceed when the time for kindergarten comes.

It is a two hour and forty-five minute class three times a week. It has already shown to be disruptive to his exploratory time. This morning he was telling me that he wanted to go to the Science Center. I told him that we would try to fit it in, but we had other priorities that needed to be complete before we could go. Well, time was short and Jupiter dragged along this morning, so we did not go to the Science Center.

Today is his second day of preschool. He seemed to like it yesterday. I barely got a goodbye from him as he was already deep into playing with the other kids. I think it will be good to spend time with kids his age on a consistent basis. Sure, Chris and I take him places and he plays with kids his age quite a lot, but he seems to want to be forming more in depth relationships with others of his age. Preschool will provide an opportunity for that.

He was pretty wore out by the end of the day yesterday. This is throwing his routine in to upheaval, and a little adjustment phase is to be expected.

I am going through my own adjustment about this as well. For one thing, I might be able to find more time for studying, writing, and housework. I really can use the extra time. However, even though it is only a few hours a week, I miss him.
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  1. Liz11/14/12, 9:22 AM

    Sending kids off to school is always bitter sweet. Preschool wasn't hard for me because it was for such a short period of time, (2hrs 3X/wk) but kindergarten and first grade has been hard. You're so hands on I'm sure you'll miss that, but you'll always be teaching at home. :)

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  2. Angela11/14/12, 3:14 PM

    Too bad you ended up leaving Lincoln, he could have gone to the farm preschool (I can't remember it's name). I wish I could go to that school, it sounds fun!

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