Wednesday, April 16, 2008

The new school year

Jordan has finished his Iowa Testing for Kindergarten. Won't get the results back for a while, but I'm sure he'll be passed on to first grade. But how will he get there?

He had a great time in his prekindergarten, which was actually something called Ready-Set-Go, because he and the other mates in it were born too early for kindergarten and too late for prekindergarten. Much changes in children in those age ranges, so the half-year cutoffs make sense.

Coming to Ohio, kindergarten with one teacher in a class of 20, most of whom didn't know how to read or count to 20, didn't work out, so we bit the bullet and homeschooled. That worked out great, too. In five months, he completed nine months of work. Now we're on to first- and second-grade studies, along with various sciences, music, and physical activities.

But coming up for this first grade, we're looking at placing him in another private school. Why? I'll tell you next time.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Do you work at home?

Bob said...

That would be a yes. Although I might find a part-time position in the world, if one's there to be found that works with a schedule that allows me to focus on the needs of my son, should any arise.