Edit: Since the consensus of the replies is that I am way too concerned, I am deleting the whole long venting part. Short version: My 5-year-old loves gymnastics and is frustrated that she doesn't get to do enough in her rec class. I am frustrated that the rec class is not rigorous enough and she seems to have no chance of being moved into a developmental program.
Here are the options I have come up with:
1. Observe classes at another gym and then look into getting her evaluated there, even though it would be difficult and maybe impossible to get her to class/practice there.
2. Sign her up for an extra rec class to see if that makes any difference, and look into moving at the end of the summer if it doesn't.
3. Have a serious conversation with the rec coach and explicitly spell out my concerns, even though she has already made it pretty clear that she thinks my daughter should stay in the rec program.
4. Set up a meeting with someone higher up to ask about the requirements for pre-team and request an evaluation, with the substantial risk of appearing to be overly pushy.
5. Suck it up and accept that I am just nuts, and keep taking her to the rec class until she either gets moved up or gets so frustrated with her lack of progress that she wants to quit.
Other parents, what would you do? Are there timetables that I need to be thinking about (e.g., new developmental groups tend to be formed at the beginning of the summer or the beginning of the school year)? Or am I just too worried about it at this early stage of the game?
Here are the options I have come up with:
1. Observe classes at another gym and then look into getting her evaluated there, even though it would be difficult and maybe impossible to get her to class/practice there.
2. Sign her up for an extra rec class to see if that makes any difference, and look into moving at the end of the summer if it doesn't.
3. Have a serious conversation with the rec coach and explicitly spell out my concerns, even though she has already made it pretty clear that she thinks my daughter should stay in the rec program.
4. Set up a meeting with someone higher up to ask about the requirements for pre-team and request an evaluation, with the substantial risk of appearing to be overly pushy.
5. Suck it up and accept that I am just nuts, and keep taking her to the rec class until she either gets moved up or gets so frustrated with her lack of progress that she wants to quit.
Other parents, what would you do? Are there timetables that I need to be thinking about (e.g., new developmental groups tend to be formed at the beginning of the summer or the beginning of the school year)? Or am I just too worried about it at this early stage of the game?
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