So I watched another documentary on netflix watch instantly: Nursery University. It was great.... and I greatly appreciate not living in New York...and it also helps me not regret my decision to leave teaching. This is a documentary on the rigors of getting accepted into preschool...in New York. It shows 5 families, all from different backgrounds going through the process. It is out of control! I had no idea. Its *almost* harder than trying to get into nursing school. Then if you get accepted, these schools are about 20K for a year. Unbelievable. The application process, essays, monetary donations, interviews, "play dates" aka kid interviews, then almost a year after applying comes the acceptance/rejection letters. The schools have about 500 applications for about 20 open spots (and only 500, because they cut off the number of applications that are dispersed within the first 2 hours). And, to think that teachers have to put up with this when all they probably want to do is teach the sweet lil kids- not feed into the parent's desires to guarantee that their child will get into Harvard. I would definitely recommend this movie. And for those of you who live in New York... I'm sorry, I feel for you....and I hope things have changed since this movie was made. I have a little twinge of this when I looked into daycare at the hospital I work at. I have to call them the day I find out I'm pregnant in order to be placed on the waiting list to have the best chance of having a spot. Haha... okay, sure... I'll call them right after my parents to tell them the good news.
...just for fun cuz I think "embeding" clips is the coolest thing ever...
...just for fun cuz I think "embeding" clips is the coolest thing ever...
Yep I heard of that whole daycare/private school dilemma when I was pregnant and it was one of the reasons that we chose for me to stay home. We aren't in New York we are in Oklahoma. I am going to try and home school too, because like daycares; the good schools are hard to get into and very expensive. Good idea to call early.
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