Seperate preschool classes?

I posted an earlier thread about what preschool to put my boys in. I decided "option 2" which has 2 different classes for 3 year olds. Now comes the tough part... do I split them up? I had planned on putting them in seperate kindergarten classes...but this is just preschool, they are only 3! UHHH... so many decisions. I feel like they would be sad not to be around each other and would be confused. On the other hand, maybe seperate classes would be better, at least the teacher wouldn't have to pry them off of each other when they start fighting! I need your thoughts ladies! What would you do or have you done??

 

I will be putting our girls in preschool together. I figure it will be hard enough being away from me for the first time so why not give them the comfort of having each other. When it comes to kindergarten I would prefer to keep them together (I think it will be easier relating to field trips, friends, playdates/parties and homework if they are the same) but I will follow the recommendation of their teacher.

 

I personally would separate them. It will do wonders for their self-esteem. They aren't a unit and by being separated they can learn at their own pace, and aren't so concerned with the other's well being that it interferes with their learning. Plus it will make it easier on the teachers if you have same sex twins.

And quite honestly, why should they have the comfort of each other when every other child in the class doesn't have the same comfort of having a sibling with them in class? It doesn't seem fair to those children that aren't lucky enough to have a twin.

 

I wouldn't put too much thought into it and just go with your gut feelings. Some kids (twins and singletons) stay at home with a parent or go to a daycare until Kindergarten, without any option to separate, and I'm sure they do just fine. Your boys are young and if you want them to be together in a preschool classroom, put them together.

My boys will start a Montessori preschool in the Fall and they will be together. Once they get to K, if there are two full-day classes, I will separate them.

 

Keep them together. It is traumatic enough going to school for the first time. Wouldn't you have loved to already have a friend in the room? It will make the transition easier for them to have each other there. I bet they will go their separate ways once in the room anyhow so fighting wouldn't be an issue!

 

I agree Keep them together for Preschool. They are only 3!

 

Exactly my feeling on this! What makes them more special than all the other kids going to preschool for the first time that they NEED a buddy? The other kids don't have one. Mine have never been together in school, and some was by circumstance, and some by design. I always felt that it wouldn't be fair on a teacher to have to deal with their sibling dynamic.

 

I dont think they NEED a buddy. I think it's a nice to have even if it's just for preschool. I mean we arent talking about them being together in fifth grade. We are letting them learn how count, go potty, colors, etc. Just because singletons dont have a twin, doesnt mean that twins should feel like they have to be separated to be the norm.

 

In our school, my boys are technically in the same class - which makes it much quicker with talking to the teacher, gathering stuff, etc. But what the teachers/staff will do is periodically throughout the day split them up into different classrooms (along with other children). They love it, so I guess we have the best of both worlds.

 

Yeah, I agree. I think it is great that my boys have each other at the sitter's house and I think it is great that they will have each other when they go to their preschool. Do they *need* each other? Of course not. Is it a nice perk to peing a twin, especially when you are *only* a preschooler? I think so!