January 30th, 2003

So guess what? Sophia’s graduating from Toddler A to Toddler B. We got the note in her bag yesterday. On Monday she goes to join the big Toddlers. I find this so exciting! She will be in a class with her beloved “Bicky”. It’s not like the kids from both classes don’t spend most of their time together anyhow, but the older kids do things like crafts and have more structured activities. Apparently the criteria for graduation are based on how many words she’s saying and comprehending (yes, I’m embarrassed again about having worried about that) and her capability to do certain activities (sit still, glue bits to papers, that kind of thing). So hurray for Sophia! I wish regular school was like that, where they look at your kid, evaluate them and promote them based on their mastery of skills in the current class and their readiness to take on new skills. When Sophia first went to Toddler A they told me it was likely she was going to be there until she was two, but now they’ve decided she’s ready to move up, and I approve of that scheduling flexibility.

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