Thursday, January 27, 2011

I am dreading kindergarten...

The girls' teachers had to talk to them today about leaving each other alone. They were fighting over something during centers today. Days like today make me think they need to be in seperate classes.

This is something I've been agonizing over for years. Literally. I just don't know what the right decision is. I feel like since there's not a clear answer to me that I should keep them together until I feel like they definitely need seperated. Here are my pro's and con's for being together.

Pro's:
1. Sense of security to them.
2. Nelson and I can both attend their open house instead of me not getting to go to both (I can't imagine this!) I know Nelson could take good notes if need be, but the part of me that can not give up that kind of control since being in charge of everything for my kids is my job I just can't imagine missing something like this.
3. I can for sure attend their field trips.
4. What if there's a good teacher and a not so good teacher/on the same thought what if one of the girls' teacher's gave a lot of homework, and one gave barely any.
5. When I go for lunch or to volunteer I won't have to spit my time.
6. Same classmates for birthday parties instead of inviting 40 kids if they wanted all their friends.
7. Same projects/homework/rules

Cons to being together:
1. They are different people--One of the girls loves homework and writing and learning, and my other daughter is a class clown, and hates sitting down to do homework.
2. They get on each other's nerves sometimes from being with eachother 24/7
3. The principal at the school they will go to for K doesn't like twins together.

UGH. I feel like my Pro's list is a lot of things that are better for me, and I definitely don't want to be selfish about this decision. We have a conference next week at the girls' pre-k and I think they will say to seperate, but we shall see. I especially think for Kindergarten at a new school I will keep them together. Just hope they do well. I am worried about their different learning styles, and different attention spans. I'm hoping the teacher caters to them individually and not as a duo. This topic has been on my mind a lot lately so I thought I'd get it out on here.

Tick tock, tick tock....this is how I feel about kindergarten. It's coming too soon!! Seriously, where did my babies go? My 5lb, 5lb 2oz. little bundles are now 42 lbs. of wild energy ;).

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