Claire has been thriving at her Montessori preschool. I recently went in for the mid-year parent-teacher conference, and her teacher couldn't say enough positive things about her. For example, although Claire is one of the youngest kids in the class, she's always one of the first to understand and complete new assignments and activities. Not only that, she is a leader in the classroom — I'm told that other kids look to her for cues and guidance. This isn't always a good thing, however, because when she becomes disruptive, all the other kids tend to follow too!  ;-) I was AMAZED to observe Claire already identifying continents. Claire has been able to read short, simple words for a few months now, but last month (at 3...