Zoe is wild with excitement to start kindergarten next week! All the schools in town began already, but Deer Creek starts kindergartners September 3. We decided to put her in country school after 1/2 day kindergarten was eliminated in town. While she has a true and constant thirst for knowledge, we did not feel that the way to meet such was by putting her in a classroom 6+ hours a day, 5 days a week. Traditional teaching style is compatible with less than 20% of children. I believe Zoe to be in the "traditional" category for learning, but time enough for that in the coming years. The system works for some, but not all. There is not structure nor mechanism in place to meet the individual needs of each child's education. Parents are crucial to the educational process! If we can't fill in gaps and recognize where something's missing, our kids will suffer. Hopefully, Zoe will be benefited by the small, mixed grade classroom at Deer Creek. The young, cheerful teacher ...