Not impressed with son's Kindergarten teacher
Jul 6th 2007, 8:23 pm
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Re: Not impressed with son's Kindergarten teacher
Presumably, gluing bits to other bits? I don't know, I didn't ask. I probably should have.
But 450 gluesticks for the year? At a state school, no less?
And at the Meet the Teacher, they asked for a bunch of other items from the parents, like play doh, more glue sticks (FFS! Starting to sound like a terrorist plot involving adhesive), more gallon sized plastic bags....
But 450 gluesticks for the year? At a state school, no less?
And at the Meet the Teacher, they asked for a bunch of other items from the parents, like play doh, more glue sticks (FFS! Starting to sound like a terrorist plot involving adhesive), more gallon sized plastic bags....
Jul 6th 2007, 8:49 pm
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Re: Not impressed with son's Kindergarten teacher
I think the fact it’s a state school doesn’t mean much. The teacher often have to spend there own money out of pocket to by supplies for the class room. I think it’s something like $200 a year per teacher. Perhaps it’s not that way for kindergarten. Sounds like they could get underwriting from Elmer’s and Ziploc. 
Jul 6th 2007, 9:05 pm
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He starts school next week (hello, year round schooling) and we met his teacher recently and received a big folder with all sorts of instructions, rules, etc. (as a side note, I cannot believe the amount of lit devoted to discipline, weapons at school, etc. Crikey)
My son did Reception in England and loved it. His teachers were fab, he learned a great deal and I loved the parents of his classmates. Fantastic experience all around.
His Kindergarten teacher seems nice enough but her letter to parents is worrisome. Some examples:
'This is my first year here at ________ Elemematy.'
'Kindergraten is a very important....'
'...love for learning that your child can carry through out his/her learning carrer.'
She's been a teacher for eleven years, fwiw. But really, is it too much to expect proper spelling when it's correspondence from teacher to parents?
I spoke with her about the pledge (they do this every morning) and she confirmed it is optional, so at least she is aware of that constitutional amendment. But when I mentioned that my son may use British English terms, she said, 'Oh,yes, we had a child from England last year and we all asked her to speak because we just luuuuuved her accent!' and 'this girl used to say things and I would tell her, 'well, yes, but in English we say it this way.'
Missing England a lot right now...
My son did Reception in England and loved it. His teachers were fab, he learned a great deal and I loved the parents of his classmates. Fantastic experience all around.
His Kindergarten teacher seems nice enough but her letter to parents is worrisome. Some examples:
'This is my first year here at ________ Elemematy.'
'Kindergraten is a very important....'
'...love for learning that your child can carry through out his/her learning carrer.'
She's been a teacher for eleven years, fwiw. But really, is it too much to expect proper spelling when it's correspondence from teacher to parents?
I spoke with her about the pledge (they do this every morning) and she confirmed it is optional, so at least she is aware of that constitutional amendment. But when I mentioned that my son may use British English terms, she said, 'Oh,yes, we had a child from England last year and we all asked her to speak because we just luuuuuved her accent!' and 'this girl used to say things and I would tell her, 'well, yes, but in English we say it this way.'
Missing England a lot right now...
That's pretty sad. It just highlights how important it is to stay on top of your child's education. People think they can send Junior off to school and expect all their education to magically happen there.......so very wrong. I do hope you stay on top of what your child should be learning. If you have questions/concerns don't hesitate arranging an appointment with the principal.
Jul 6th 2007, 9:08 pm
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Re: Not impressed with son's Kindergarten teacher
He starts school next week (hello, year round schooling) and we met his teacher recently and received a big folder with all sorts of instructions, rules, etc. (as a side note, I cannot believe the amount of lit devoted to discipline, weapons at school, etc. Crikey)
My son did Reception in England and loved it. His teachers were fab, he learned a great deal and I loved the parents of his classmates. Fantastic experience all around.
His Kindergarten teacher seems nice enough but her letter to parents is worrisome. Some examples:
'This is my first year here at ________ Elemematy.'
'Kindergraten is a very important....'
'...love for learning that your child can carry through out his/her learning carrer.'
She's been a teacher for eleven years, fwiw. But really, is it too much to expect proper spelling when it's correspondence from teacher to parents?
I spoke with her about the pledge (they do this every morning) and she confirmed it is optional, so at least she is aware of that constitutional amendment. But when I mentioned that my son may use British English terms, she said, 'Oh,yes, we had a child from England last year and we all asked her to speak because we just luuuuuved her accent!' and 'this girl used to say things and I would tell her, 'well, yes, but in English we say it this way.'
Missing England a lot right now...
My son did Reception in England and loved it. His teachers were fab, he learned a great deal and I loved the parents of his classmates. Fantastic experience all around.
His Kindergarten teacher seems nice enough but her letter to parents is worrisome. Some examples:
'This is my first year here at ________ Elemematy.'
'Kindergraten is a very important....'
'...love for learning that your child can carry through out his/her learning carrer.'
She's been a teacher for eleven years, fwiw. But really, is it too much to expect proper spelling when it's correspondence from teacher to parents?
I spoke with her about the pledge (they do this every morning) and she confirmed it is optional, so at least she is aware of that constitutional amendment. But when I mentioned that my son may use British English terms, she said, 'Oh,yes, we had a child from England last year and we all asked her to speak because we just luuuuuved her accent!' and 'this girl used to say things and I would tell her, 'well, yes, but in English we say it this way.'
Missing England a lot right now...
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Jul 6th 2007, 9:12 pm
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I totally agree with this. If your child is the oldest and knows how to read, write, simple maths, then why should he spend a whole year learning how to do it all over again? Children going into first grade are not going to be that advanced socially. Especially since your child has already had a year of school (if not more if he was at nursery.)
Jul 6th 2007, 9:18 pm
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Re: Not impressed with son's Kindergarten teacher
6 weeks after starting 6th grade we went to my son's parent/teacher conference and realised that he was having points deducted for spelling mistakes. We told the teacher that he was actually spelling words the way he had been taught in England. Her reply was that he now needed to learn the real english way of spelling. My husband kindly told her that it was her that may be needed to learn the real english spelling and not the american/english version.
Jul 6th 2007, 9:23 pm
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What if she wrote this before school started, as is undoubtedly the case? When no school child is demanding her attention?
I can certainly volunteer to type up her letters to parents, if success at handling small children and proper spelling are mutually exclusive. But I do think it odd that right out of the gate, she is making these mistakes.
But then, every child is required to bring 15 gluesticks, a box of tissues, liquid soap, a box of anti bac wipes, a box of gallon sized plastic bags on the first day of school. (That's 450 gluesticks...my son never glued this much in England!) This is government funded schooling? Something seems way off with this.
I can certainly volunteer to type up her letters to parents, if success at handling small children and proper spelling are mutually exclusive. But I do think it odd that right out of the gate, she is making these mistakes.
But then, every child is required to bring 15 gluesticks, a box of tissues, liquid soap, a box of anti bac wipes, a box of gallon sized plastic bags on the first day of school. (That's 450 gluesticks...my son never glued this much in England!) This is government funded schooling? Something seems way off with this.
Jul 6th 2007, 9:36 pm
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Jul 6th 2007, 9:37 pm
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Jul 6th 2007, 9:54 pm
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Re: Not impressed with son's Kindergarten teacher
What if she wrote this before school started, as is undoubtedly the case? When no school child is demanding her attention?
I can certainly volunteer to type up her letters to parents, if success at handling small children and proper spelling are mutually exclusive. But I do think it odd that right out of the gate, she is making these mistakes.
But then, every child is required to bring 15 gluesticks, a box of tissues, liquid soap, a box of anti bac wipes, a box of gallon sized plastic bags on the first day of school. (That's 450 gluesticks...my son never glued this much in England!) This is government funded schooling? Something seems way off with this.
I can certainly volunteer to type up her letters to parents, if success at handling small children and proper spelling are mutually exclusive. But I do think it odd that right out of the gate, she is making these mistakes.
But then, every child is required to bring 15 gluesticks, a box of tissues, liquid soap, a box of anti bac wipes, a box of gallon sized plastic bags on the first day of school. (That's 450 gluesticks...my son never glued this much in England!) This is government funded schooling? Something seems way off with this.
Jul 6th 2007, 10:31 pm
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Jul 6th 2007, 10:38 pm
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Re: Not impressed with son's Kindergarten teacher
6 weeks after starting 6th grade we went to my son's parent/teacher conference and realised that he was having points deducted for spelling mistakes. We told the teacher that he was actually spelling words the way he had been taught in England. Her reply was that he now needed to learn the real english way of spelling. My husband kindly told her that it was her that may be needed to learn the real english spelling and not the american/english version.
I don't quite understand this. If you are in the USA you should use the USA spelling. American spelling is not acceptable in British schools so why should the reverse apply?