You chose a wonderful school for your daughter.I have a friend that sent her daughter there from a neighboring county. She now is teaching high school in Burke County. She has her bachelors degree and is working on her doctorate degree. She also teaches part time at GSU and Augusta State in night classes. Her goal is to teach full time college level when she gets her doctorate degree.

From your previous posts, it's obvious your a caring and involved parent, so please take this as just a friendly suggestion.

For your next daughter: perhaps send her to a few "mommy's day out" sessions at a local day care in the months leading up to kindergarten. Not only will she get accustomed to being around other kids and away from mom, but mom can also slowly adapt to an empty house. Less anxiety all around.

Glad you're off to a good start.

CBWill, it is always encouraging to hear success stories such as the one you relayed. I agree that Bulloch Academy seems like a great place. I am impressed by the low student to teacher ratio, the early elementary Spanish classes, and the warm "family" atmosphere.

Phil, your suggestion is a good one. I might have to try that next time. Luckily, Rebecca seems to be adapting well to school. She was all smiles when I picked her up this afternoon!

I think that is the key to a better educational system. Not all students learn at the same pace. With less students the teacher can spend more time with each child. My grandson just entered the 10th grade and is just now taking Spanish.

There is a terrific Mother's Morning Out program on the bypass and Cypress Lake Rd. that has been here for 10 years maybe more. The Kindermusik teacher here started it up, but sold it to a retired school teacher. They are top notch and teach a curriculum for the moms who aren't ready to put their kids in day care/preschool. They will not accept over 12 children in their program a year...so the kids get a lot of attention and some structure. It's only 2 days a week...no paying for a whole week like day care centers. There are no churches that have this program that is why it was started. This place is clean...and has the "cream of the crop" kids there...and it's private..so they can accept/deny whom they want.

I agree with Scargo. My daughter had both her children there and it was a godsend. However, that was when the previous owner was there and she was divine. I think she probably has cared for half the children in this town and is the best I've ever seen with children....absolutely captivates them and genuinely loves them and was very picky about her facility. When my daughter had her second baby..she wouldn't let anyone keep it but her. My granddaughter even learned how to count in Spanish to 10 by the time she was 18 months. I have never seen kids so well taken care of. There are parents that drive from Metter and Sylvania (or at least there were 4 years ago) twice a week for their kids to stay there. It offers them a chance to run errands and get some things done.

Is the public school in your area so bad then that you have chosen to drive to and from BA every day from K-12?

Yes, the student I know, had parents that was not pleased with our school system. I think the majority of school systems focus more on a winning football season than academics. I'm sure a lot of people will be upset with this comment.

Several years ago, I served on a committee trying to get more music and arts in our school. We wanted to get a strings program started in our public school. Anyone who is a parent or up on child development knows that children benefit immensely from the arts..whether it be music, dance, etc. We were told flat out by one of the assistant superintendents that this notion of a strings program wouldn't "warrant enough support from this community, but if it were a sports program...it would be very supported." So, there is one reason why folks are seeking out other avenues when it comes to their children's education! They want better offerings..plain and simple.