tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148811199743801438.post2557148671972406294..comments2024-01-09T02:09:03.122-05:00Comments on Ashley Quite Frankly: Just WatchAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09830109486291771097noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148811199743801438.post-21161438445455417152013-02-07T22:00:25.824-05:002013-02-07T22:00:25.824-05:00My boys had a kindergarten teacher just like her. ...My boys had a kindergarten teacher just like her. She was so sweet and soft I thought the first day "she's going to get run over". All she has to do is ring a little bell and they listen intently....why does this calmness not work at home?!?!?!asnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358175877150763350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148811199743801438.post-72324000096028434032013-02-07T19:27:05.841-05:002013-02-07T19:27:05.841-05:00There are 18 kids in the class and it really doesn...There are 18 kids in the class and it really doesn't get loud. That's what's surprising, they all still mostly behave. The other day someone stole a dollar from someone else and after a very brief, calm, quiet intervention from her, the two kids worked it out themselves with the dollar promptly returned with an apology. No principal, no disappointed voice even! It does make for a nice calm atmosphere. <br /><br />Wiley, that school sounds amazing! <br /><br />Sarah, there really is hope. These two teachers were truly made for the profession. Big Kid's current teacher is awesome too, in a creative/academic way and I greatly appreciate that too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08436571420215943287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148811199743801438.post-48960660430709547252013-02-07T18:44:07.731-05:002013-02-07T18:44:07.731-05:00She sounds amazing. I wish my 5 y/o would get a te...She sounds amazing. I wish my 5 y/o would get a teacher like that next year when he's in kindy-he has special needs and requires a very understanding adult.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414830919308798652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148811199743801438.post-46177813850002604242013-02-07T17:20:52.916-05:002013-02-07T17:20:52.916-05:00She sounds wonderful! How many students are in his...She sounds wonderful! How many students are in his class? I have 27 students and if I let them talk much, half of the kids complain they can't focus and get their work done. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148811199743801438.post-70448592003755689232013-02-07T12:00:55.640-05:002013-02-07T12:00:55.640-05:00It's sounds like that teacher subscribes to th...It's sounds like that teacher subscribes to the "progressive" model. My 10 year old goes to a progressive school and that's how it is all the time all over the place. The class gets together in the morning for a business meeting where they discuss what needs to be done that day, then the kids are set loose to take care of the work as they see fit. There are kids lying around on the floor working, kids with neat little piles working, kids on computers... Kids direct the projects they do in science. If they are studying earthworms there could be 10 different projects related to earthworms going on. My daughter received flute, violin and voice lessons as well. She has been moved ahead a year in math and is reading at a 12th grade level (she is 10). . There is a teacher who has started a community garden and the children grow the vegetables and give them away to the elderly folks in the neighborhood. It's amazing to see how the entire school works to create natural learners. I am so happy your son is having this experience.Wiley37https://www.blogger.com/profile/11090326371523519411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148811199743801438.post-70435096655252807022013-02-07T10:21:13.630-05:002013-02-07T10:21:13.630-05:00What a sweet post. I hope I'm that kind of tea...What a sweet post. I hope I'm that kind of teacher someday (when I finally manage to finish school).Nikkynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148811199743801438.post-47574533107189426862013-02-06T23:05:20.785-05:002013-02-06T23:05:20.785-05:00I love that you are so appreciative of your childr...I love that you are so appreciative of your childrens' teachers - I hope you send last year's a card telling her she is a prettier Mary Poppins - how wonderful would if be to get something like that???The Ludwigshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12648220014533571199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148811199743801438.post-37810297040363379262013-02-06T22:24:32.644-05:002013-02-06T22:24:32.644-05:00Teachers like that are born not made. little kid i...Teachers like that are born not made. little kid is blessed that he's gotten such great teachers. Teaching is a career where the older teachers eat the young. Which is really unfortunate. I hope she can survive.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01403581737933974374noreply@blogger.com