Day 1: not interested in going, but after an explanation of how he had to try it out - he went. He stood no more than 2 inches away from me on the playground before going into the building. Afterwards, he said it was fine but he wasn't going back.
Day 2: oddly, no morning resistance to going back. He stood apart from me on the playground but didn't run off with the other kids. Afterwards, he wasn't interested in going to the picnic with the other families, but he said he had a new friend and wanted to know if he went to Montessori, did that mean he got to go to school with his new friend, Alex.
Day 3: not interested in going AT ALL. Why? Allison woke him up. If Allison is involved in the morning routine, then all sides of the bed are the wrong sides of the bed. All other mornings, Allison was actually still sleeping when we left in the morning. (It's nice when they start staying home by themselves for short periods of time.) However, once he got to the school, he dropped off his backpack and ran off with the other kids on the playground. Also, he said he made another friend in his class.
Day 4 - last day. Since the kids aren't up yet, I don't know how it will go. This week has reinforced the knowledge that kids are adaptable. Also, playground politics exist everywhere. In Montessori, it appears to be who is and is not in the Avenger's Club rather than at JB where it is who plays football on the playground. Maybe smaller schools breed closer friendships, but you also have fewer kids to choose from.
It's a diverse parent group as well. I was actually watching a same-sex couple with their (I think) son in boys' clothes, longish hair, and pink backpack - and wondered about how much parenting philosophy ultimately influences kids in the long term. I'm sure there have been kids on communes who grew up to be investment bankers. Kids in WASP families who grow up to live on communes.
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