Second day of kindergarten, and the teacher has already talked to me about Gleek’s difficulty sitting still and staying with the group. Nothing she has done qualifies as a problem yet. I’m still optimistic that she’ll settle in and be fine. But it only took two days…
Kiki is convinced that none of her school peers like her.
Link is also feeling at a loss for a friend.
And so the school year begins.
The good news is that I think they all have teachers that I can really work with. Hopefully these beginning of school challenges will not become long term problems. Hard to say at this point.
*L* That reminds me of my sister’s daughter when she started Kindergarten. My sister got a phone call from the teacher. Apparently in that class, they had a progression like a traffic light. Green was good, yellow was a warning, and on red, it meant you were in trouble. When the teacher called, she said, “She’s been on red three times already… and she doesn’t care!” Mind of her own, that one…
That’s awesome that you have teachers you can work with. That can be such a blessing as the year progresses, because you can work together as a team to make sure that your child is getting exactly the kind of attention he/she needs. 🙂
*L* That reminds me of my sister’s daughter when she started Kindergarten. My sister got a phone call from the teacher. Apparently in that class, they had a progression like a traffic light. Green was good, yellow was a warning, and on red, it meant you were in trouble. When the teacher called, she said, “She’s been on red three times already… and she doesn’t care!” Mind of her own, that one…
That’s awesome that you have teachers you can work with. That can be such a blessing as the year progresses, because you can work together as a team to make sure that your child is getting exactly the kind of attention he/she needs. 🙂
I think that one of the most important things that public school teaches children is how to interact in social groups where you don’t have a common ground going in. How to defer to authority, both legal (the teacher) and social (the popular kids), and also when not to. How to talk to people that you don’t know, get your point across without steam-rolling them, etc. They might not get it at first, and in fact, might never get all of it, (Gleek might never like sitting still, or working with a group. And, IMO, That’s Just Fine, as long as she can control it, or do it if it’s required) but they should know how to fake it reasonably well at least.
(Disclaimer: I’m not an ECE expert, nor a Dev. Psychologist. And I’ve only been a ‘parent’ to a junior high age girl.)
I think that one of the most important things that public school teaches children is how to interact in social groups where you don’t have a common ground going in. How to defer to authority, both legal (the teacher) and social (the popular kids), and also when not to. How to talk to people that you don’t know, get your point across without steam-rolling them, etc. They might not get it at first, and in fact, might never get all of it, (Gleek might never like sitting still, or working with a group. And, IMO, That’s Just Fine, as long as she can control it, or do it if it’s required) but they should know how to fake it reasonably well at least.
(Disclaimer: I’m not an ECE expert, nor a Dev. Psychologist. And I’ve only been a ‘parent’ to a junior high age girl.)