tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334632485304709507.post6154350563009590333..comments2023-04-09T07:50:22.398-04:00Comments on 39 For the First Time: TAG, You're It!VictoriaKPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987993161693042703noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334632485304709507.post-51275875770377530262011-06-12T08:00:57.160-04:002011-06-12T08:00:57.160-04:00You went about it in a way that makes me feel like...You went about it in a way that makes me feel like it was a pretty fair decision. I think that if he knows that many familiar kids, he will get soaked into the learning and organically make the bonds tighter with them. Good luck with this!<br />came from TRDC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334632485304709507.post-76621835075839924772011-06-10T14:04:33.859-04:002011-06-10T14:04:33.859-04:00I don't remember my parents changing my mind f...I don't remember my parents changing my mind for me when it came time to leave the failing public school in our town, but they did. As much as I had outgrown the academics years before that, and was unhappy socially, I would have stayed where I was happily.<br /><br />By the time I was accepted into the private prep school, I had fully embraced it as my own idea.<br /><br />You're doing the right thing. Keeping him engaged in learning will never fail him, and? When you're a grown-up, being smart is infinitely cool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334632485304709507.post-26873325582739546902011-06-07T17:19:50.088-04:002011-06-07T17:19:50.088-04:00He will do great! You left him an out also, which ...He will do great! You left him an out also, which makes it seem less daunting to him so he can really give it a chance without feeling trapped.<br /><br />He'll have friends, he'll adapt, and it will be great for him. I've found every time I've been apprehensive about starting the kids in a program outside their comfort zone, they usually do fine. Kids are flexible like that. <br /><br />Congrats! It's good learning opportunity for him.Mrsbearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16338013137281543065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334632485304709507.post-37329385462156447902011-06-07T10:56:15.107-04:002011-06-07T10:56:15.107-04:00Well, you DID tell him that if he didn't like ...Well, you DID tell him that if he didn't like it he could go back to his current school. There were a couple of kids who did just that when we were in that program. <br /><br />My suspicion: he'll love it, especially if there are kids he's already friends with in the program. NONE of the kids I was friends with got in when I was in 4th grade, so I felt pretty alone and awkward. I think you made the right choice by talking him into it.<br /><br />And just think! A few years from now you can send him here: http://cty.jhu.edu/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com