my daughter is upset

Maybe they could solve the problem another way, by making sure that the girls were seated far apart in the same classroom and only allowed to socialize at the designated times, like lunch and recess. It is hard on little ones when they start school, sometimes a good friend is the best comfort in a new situation. I know of a set of twins (not identical) who were switched to different classes because one of them was very shy and she would only talk to her sister. They felt that by separating them, the shy one might be able to make new friends and learn to open up. You are the best judge of whether your daughter will be unhappy or too shy. If she makes friends easily, she will do fine and I am sure she will still see her other friend on the playground. If you have concerns about her deciding she doesn't like school or it affecting her social skills to be separated, maybe you can talk to a school counselor. Good luck. It's very hard to watch a little heart breaking, but they are resilient. Just hang in and do what you think is right for her.

im sorry but to move a kid to another class because of talking is STUPID. the teacher could put them on seperate sides of the room or something like that. If it was my kid, i wouldnt agree to it. (they cant move her w/o YOUR permission)

I find this a little harsh for two four year olds . It is hard to make friends in life and I realize she was talking in class but they could have given the girls detention for a day or could have seperated them in class rather then seperating them completely . She is only four and this is her first year of school and there are going to be a lot of changes in her life , so seperating her from something that made her feel good , to me was a bit much . I hope she finds another little playmate in the other class but believe I would be very upset with the school about doing something so rash to a four year old little girl who is just trying to find out who she is . She is still just a baby no matter how you look at it as she is still so very young and has so much to learn in life and taing things away from her at such a young age is going to have such a big impact on her when she still has to go to shcool for so many years and I don't feel they were off to a good start with her . They are obviously not very good at finding other ways around a problem when they feel they have to find such a way to deal with a little girl taking in the classroom .

I hope she does learn not to talk during class but what else is she learning from this? That it's bad to be excited about new friends, that misbehaving will get her switched to another class, that her teachers are the big meanies that took her away from her friend. I think there are a lot ofmuch better ways to teach a child to not talk during class. I mean this is her first year for Pete's sake! She's only had just a few days to learn the rules...what do they expect from a 4 year old!

As a mother I would of challenged this switch and would of fought to not let it occur. Just because your daughter is talking with her friend is not a good reason to switch that is ridiculous. The teacher should be used to stuff like that, kids are very social and your daughter is only 4. The teacher should of approached you with this problem and sought out remedies how you both could prevent this problem from reoccuring. If that was my daughter and my daughter's school they would of heard a mouthful from me. The teacher needs to deal with it and needs to know how to correct problems within her class. Your daughter could have learned her lesson another way then being switched from that class

At 4 she is still very young and just learning to sit and listen I am sure she will make new friends but perhaps her teacher over reacted just a tad.

I think that switching class is a good thing. They cna better put those girls on different desks... I mean she is only 4 years as I read... I hope that, if she does have to switch class, she will make a new friend fast! Take care!

I think that switching classes, especially since she is only 4, is taking things to the extreme. There are other ways to handle a chatty child in school. Plus, at age four, students are still learning many things...and learning to be quiet in school is really more of a task for a first grader (6 years old) to learn about.

That is so sad!! I know my daughter would be really upset if she had to change classes too!! She must have been doing alot of talking or the teacher just didn't like them becoming such close friends! I would bet on the teacher being a grouch =) Hopefully she will make new friends in her new class and she can probably see her friend at the playground!!

I would be too. I think the teacher is taking it a bit extreme by separating them, its only the first few days of school and all the kids want to catch up with their school mates, I would want to too. It's sad that they have to separate them so early!

Oh,it is crule to a little child of for of switching classes just because talking too much with a friend during classes.It is a nature of a child like making friends and talking something about.If a child of this age be punished from switching a class,it is too serious obviously.Why shouldn't this great teacher try any other solutions?It is not your girl's fault ,I believe.It is just the tutor's guilt.So you can talk something with the principal by clarifying your stand or just keep away from this stuip class passively or silently but it may means accepting something unequal as well.

Yes, these things are sad! Its a shame the girls are to be separated, but the teacher knows best. Any way I think you have it right. The friendship will not be disrupted. They will still see each other at school, and your little girl has to learn to be attentive during class! (Girls will be girls!)

I feel for you and your daughter, my daughter is too going thru the possiblity of getting removed from her class due to over enrollment but they want to switch her to a WHOLE DIFFERENT SCHOOL! its a mess and its hard to think of our babies being in a place they are not comfy! I hope your daughter makes new friends abut not ones that area as chatty as she is (LOL mines the same way) Good Luck!

Wow, four is really young to be expected to sit still in school and not talk to their friends. Socializing is one of the main skills developing at this age. I know where my children go to school, you aren't even allowed to start Kindergarten until you are 5 years old. It is starting to become my belief that some schools inhibit the natural growth process in children, especially the youngest school-aged ones. I am seriously considering homeschooling my youngest.