I have visited with the public teacher and liked her as well, but have not had the opportunity to observe her teaching. I need to call the school and see if I can do that...
Yeah, yeah - seeing the teacher in action in the classroom is a whole different experience. Plus you want to check out what the children are learning, what books are availible, how the teacher deals with disruptive behavior, etc.
I would agree that the private school sounds too small long term, a combine classroom is great when the child is in the younger of the 2 groups, but a problem for most kids when they are in the older half of the group. Even if the teacher was terrific about getting the material to fit, there is still the problem that half the kids in the class are younger. Assuming that it's a school aimed at Optimally gifted kids (I never liked the term 'Moderately Gifted') who make up the vast majority of the gifted population, if your dd is HG, she is going to be scraping the barrel to find same-aged likeminded kids anyway.
Twin toddlers! How fun! Remember that giftednss looks quite different on each child, and twins, well, they are a whole another experience. Enjoy!
Grinity
