We have a 3 1/2 yo boy who attends daycare and is in the same class with our best friend's son. My wife and the the other mother are best friends. The other mother was my wife's Maid of Honor in our wedding.
Our children were born 3 weeks apart and have been friends since day one and refer to each other as their 'best friend'. They have been able to attend the same daycare and have been in the same class from day one.
Our daycare has recently been acquired by a University program, which meant almost a complete change of teachers and curriculum. It was tough on both our children, but now they seem to really like their teachers and the atmosphere.
We were assured by the facility directory that our children would matriculate together, but we received information today that they would be split up into separate classes starting in June. We have yet to get a good reason for this action. Hopefully more to come this afternoon.
Our opinion is that these types of friendships and bonds are just as important to our son's development as any learning tool. Both our children talk about their 'best friend' each day when we pick them up from school. We are heart broken to think that they will again have to experience separation.
We have not received any notification that they have behavioral issues associated to being in the class, but we suspect, one of the current teachers may have urged this division.
My question is, are we being overly protective or placing too much emphasis on maintaining this bond? We'll of course try to meet with the faculty and discuss options, but I wanted to see if anyone else has similar opinions or has experienced a similar situations.
Thanks,
Jeff
Our children were born 3 weeks apart and have been friends since day one and refer to each other as their 'best friend'. They have been able to attend the same daycare and have been in the same class from day one.
Our daycare has recently been acquired by a University program, which meant almost a complete change of teachers and curriculum. It was tough on both our children, but now they seem to really like their teachers and the atmosphere.
We were assured by the facility directory that our children would matriculate together, but we received information today that they would be split up into separate classes starting in June. We have yet to get a good reason for this action. Hopefully more to come this afternoon.
Our opinion is that these types of friendships and bonds are just as important to our son's development as any learning tool. Both our children talk about their 'best friend' each day when we pick them up from school. We are heart broken to think that they will again have to experience separation.
We have not received any notification that they have behavioral issues associated to being in the class, but we suspect, one of the current teachers may have urged this division.
My question is, are we being overly protective or placing too much emphasis on maintaining this bond? We'll of course try to meet with the faculty and discuss options, but I wanted to see if anyone else has similar opinions or has experienced a similar situations.
Thanks,
Jeff
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