so apparently anyone outside of the classrooms are convinced that there is enough time to get the paperwork done. really?!?!?!?!? last time i checked btwn the observations, lesson plans, assessments oh yeah and to actually be hands on and proactive witht he students....i havent been able to find "my time". hmmm im wondering....has it been that long since they were in the classroom or is it that the standards to be high quality have changed that dramatically?!?!?!??!
ece 101.... be ready to wear to many hats and have many roles and functions......including being a magician to get the unrealistic amount of work done in a timely fashion
Thursday, May 27, 2010
the ugly truth...from young children
~a teacher sits with him and she says when you grow up i want to see you again to see how you grew up. he (the five yr old) replies with...but you'll be dead when i grow up.
~practicing to draw a heart.... teqacher models how to draw a heart....he tries to make his own then turns his paper upside down and figgles while saying "this looks like a private part upside down" (continues by stating he studies with mommy who is studying to be a nurse.... what could i say...."wow...youre right it does" ( as i turn around to laugh and think wowwww)
~ THREE YEAR OLD.... playing in block area..... takes out two pretend people and lays one on top of the other.... "look...theyre making it"
~practicing to draw a heart.... teqacher models how to draw a heart....he tries to make his own then turns his paper upside down and figgles while saying "this looks like a private part upside down" (continues by stating he studies with mommy who is studying to be a nurse.... what could i say...."wow...youre right it does" ( as i turn around to laugh and think wowwww)
~ THREE YEAR OLD.... playing in block area..... takes out two pretend people and lays one on top of the other.... "look...theyre making it"
Thursday, May 6, 2010
getting ready for spirit week
so we're practicing our songs and the movement to them. we get the group of children together and we introduce the first song so that theyre ready... fyi we have done this plenty of times.
"ok the first song is the "boogie walk"." the c.d player is turned on, the music begins and one of my lil friends says "and this boogie isnt the boogie in the nose right?!?"
we giggle and smile as we continue to move to the music "no...no its not."
"ok the first song is the "boogie walk"." the c.d player is turned on, the music begins and one of my lil friends says "and this boogie isnt the boogie in the nose right?!?"
we giggle and smile as we continue to move to the music "no...no its not."
Oh no this lil' girl didnt
sitting there for ten minites acting like a four year old princess ( maybe 3 1/2)... arms crossed and just being rude...then she rolls her eyes. what are you thinking?... your thinking oh hell no this lil' girl didnt!?!?!?!
however you take a deep breathe tell her not to roll her eyes and that you dont like it. i felt the need to really have her understand how it felt so i sat down next to her as she continued to pick at her lunch and i told her that when you "do that" it makes people feel like you dont care about what theyre saying to you...
(considering what I was thinking I thought so) and then...i roll my eyes at her. (lol sorry i couldnt help it...its an on going battle with her to respect people and try to stop her from forming her own HEATHERS club) she tells me "dont make faces i'm mad" ( crosses her arms again and pouts).. so i tell her thats what you look like...." she evntually apoligized to ms.j.
long story short....teachers really do have alot of strength, patience, and self control to do what WE do.
however you take a deep breathe tell her not to roll her eyes and that you dont like it. i felt the need to really have her understand how it felt so i sat down next to her as she continued to pick at her lunch and i told her that when you "do that" it makes people feel like you dont care about what theyre saying to you...
(considering what I was thinking I thought so) and then...i roll my eyes at her. (lol sorry i couldnt help it...its an on going battle with her to respect people and try to stop her from forming her own HEATHERS club) she tells me "dont make faces i'm mad" ( crosses her arms again and pouts).. so i tell her thats what you look like...." she evntually apoligized to ms.j.
long story short....teachers really do have alot of strength, patience, and self control to do what WE do.
Monday, May 3, 2010
lilly and her purple plastic purse....or something like that...
typical morning meeting and reading the above mentioned book. half way through a lil boy we'll name the voice asks "whats a diva?" lil' girl we'll call moon says "its a ughhhh....i forgot." so of course we're alrdy laughing (teachers, interns and yes the parents sitting with us) then another lil' girl says "its a girl who thinks shes special." at this point all jaws drop and yes the parent there belongs with the lil' lady who pinned it right on the nose..... so i reply "thats one way to say it...very good." and our head teacher continues to read as she wipes the potential tears of laughter from her eyes.... sureeeee j keep doing ur attendance book...lmao
Sunday, May 2, 2010
OUR LIL' EXPLORER
recap of spring, 2010
so my co-workers and i have mentioned more then once that children say the darnest things and that they make us laugh and wonder omg and wtf all at the same time. now the purpose of this new experience (for me and you all) is to admit (respectfully) that the above is true, humorous at times and makes us all at one point or another stop and reflect and or appreciate.
1. april 2010 (beginning) OUR LIL' EXPLORER
while being observed (for ecers) we go on a walk observing the new spring season and revisit an area of secluded patch of grass for the children to explore and be safe. yes ourr observers are still with us. my team and i review rules and safety precautions and allow the group to do what they do best: enjoy themselves. well as i apprach the barrier of where the grass stops and the mulch and bushes start however a child beats me to the spot and keeps going.
i notice a large shape ( a rock is what i thought it to be) as the words "no...leave it alone...dont touch that" were leaving my mouth he had already bent down and picked it up. he turns around with a great big smile like he had just discovered a treasure left by peter pan and we all notice the dead rat he is holding by the tip of the tail. his peers are in awe with "oooo's and ahhhhhh's" and our head teacher screams and runs to the other end of the patch of grass, i scream and stay frozen with my arms out to stop the rest and our brave cl.rm aide steps up to the plate to get close enough to coaxed our wonderful 4 yr old explorer to drop the rat (still while shaking her head in disbelief) lmao now but we werent then...and off he goes to get disinfected and the observers stand around us in disbelief and confusion. the teachers are laughing now but not happy about the observers beign there to huddle and whisper at the end.....
walking back to school after all is done i ask him " werent you grossed out or scared? he replies NOOOOOO....i wasnt. i ask "well how did it feel?" his response "soft and mousey".
he was our classroom hero for the day and everyones weekend story..
so my co-workers and i have mentioned more then once that children say the darnest things and that they make us laugh and wonder omg and wtf all at the same time. now the purpose of this new experience (for me and you all) is to admit (respectfully) that the above is true, humorous at times and makes us all at one point or another stop and reflect and or appreciate.
1. april 2010 (beginning) OUR LIL' EXPLORER
while being observed (for ecers) we go on a walk observing the new spring season and revisit an area of secluded patch of grass for the children to explore and be safe. yes ourr observers are still with us. my team and i review rules and safety precautions and allow the group to do what they do best: enjoy themselves. well as i apprach the barrier of where the grass stops and the mulch and bushes start however a child beats me to the spot and keeps going.
i notice a large shape ( a rock is what i thought it to be) as the words "no...leave it alone...dont touch that" were leaving my mouth he had already bent down and picked it up. he turns around with a great big smile like he had just discovered a treasure left by peter pan and we all notice the dead rat he is holding by the tip of the tail. his peers are in awe with "oooo's and ahhhhhh's" and our head teacher screams and runs to the other end of the patch of grass, i scream and stay frozen with my arms out to stop the rest and our brave cl.rm aide steps up to the plate to get close enough to coaxed our wonderful 4 yr old explorer to drop the rat (still while shaking her head in disbelief) lmao now but we werent then...and off he goes to get disinfected and the observers stand around us in disbelief and confusion. the teachers are laughing now but not happy about the observers beign there to huddle and whisper at the end.....
walking back to school after all is done i ask him " werent you grossed out or scared? he replies NOOOOOO....i wasnt. i ask "well how did it feel?" his response "soft and mousey".
he was our classroom hero for the day and everyones weekend story..
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