Is There Anything More Stressful....

[Rockgirl]

Actually, I think it's our opposable thumbs and a few other characteristics that separates us from "other animals", but what do I know? :confused:

I *teach wrong* too...

I'm currently *teaching* my 15mo DCB what shapes go in which holes on ones of his toys (the one where the square block goes in the square hole, the round one in the round hole etc..)...

I'm repeating similar phrases over and over. "Try turning it the other way, try a different spot, that's where the red one goes, no you can't force it to go in, that's the spot for the purple one" I feel your pain ::::

Yeah, I guess I've been doing it wrong for over 20 years! Lol.

[daycare]

How dare you guys challenge a kid. Lol

😺

What a cute post. Thanks for making my day. It's been really long and stressful

[Unregistered]

I think this why I see a lot of hostility towards real teachers and getting ECE education (via college or training). You guys really don't get it. Telling a child step by step by step by step isn't challenging them. If they're really grasping with a TOY for WEEKS, it is too hard for them. Gosh forbid you spend money on toys that are appropriate for that child or do something developmentally appropriate. I don't know where you guys are pulling life skills into this. I'm talking about puzzles.

[daycare]

I think this why I see a lot of hostility towards real teachers and getting ECE education (via college or training). You guys really don't get it. Telling a child step by step by step by step isn't challenging them. If they're really grasping with a TOY for WEEKS, it is too hard for them. Gosh forbid you spend money on toys that are appropriate for that child or do something developmentally appropriate. I don't know where you guys are pulling life skills into this. I'm talking about puzzles.

Okie dokie.
Thanks for the advice ��

[jgcp]

To the OP, that's not how you "teach" a child how to do a puzzle. If a child has to be told how to do it, the puzzle is either too hard for them or they're not ready for puzzles (if it's like say a four piece puzzle). I love easter. I'll never forget I brought in this cute bunny puzzle when I student teaching the day before Spring/Easter break. A child broke a piece and laughed and then started breaking other pieces on purpose. I screamed "THAT'S NOT HOW YOU DO IT!!!!!!!!!!". My cooperating teacher could tell I lost it that day. She gently reminded me not to bring int things I would be upset if broken. She reminded me how we model puzzles for students, not tell them how to do it.

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Unregistered , this is not how you "teach" someone to do a job, by belittling something that was supposed to be laughed about ( she said she was making fun of herself for the way she was acting about it) and thats OK and AWSOME when we can laugh at ourselves!! and when a child can do MOST of the puzzle and a few peices are a challenge THATS OK TOO, how else will they learn?

But the orginal post is hilarious and i laughed super hard!::

[Josiegirl]

OP, that's exactly how I feel too! I will be asked by the 3 1/2 yo to 'help' her with the puzzle but it's mainly watching her because heaven forbid if I touch a piece for real.
And unreg., I don't think YOU get it. This was supposed to be a funny post, not 'an up in your face this is how it's supposed to be done' post.

There is something that we should all possess working with children and it's called a sense of humor.

[Rockgirl]

Thanks for the kind words, ladies.

[Elko]

I figure playing with toys they're not quite ready for isn't reform necessarily awaste of time as they get to hear you use words they might not know yet,and things see how things feel in their hands. They'll make it pretty Obvious if they just can't handle it.

[Wednesday!]

Than watching a child try to put together a wooden tray puzzle, and helping guide them along with it?

"Yes, that piece looks like it goes there. Try turning it around. No, don't turn it over--turn it around. Just a little turn. Maybe the other way. One more turn. Oops, that was too far. Yes, there you go--no, don't take it out--you had it! Ok, try turning it....."

Omg thank you so much for making me laugh out loud first thing this morning! I mean, truly laugh!!

[Wednesday!]

And I just read unregistered's posts. Get the stick out of your butt, lady. We're just having fun here. Idk how you could possibly read the op and NOT laugh.

[Meyou]

And I just read unregistered's posts. Get the stick out of your butt, lady. We're just having fun here. Idk how you could possibly read the op and NOT laugh.

She must have paid for her ECE degree with her sense of humor.

I have 4 year olds that can do 150 piece puzzles by themselves in 20 minutes by teaching them the wrong way. I have 2 year olds that whip through 24-48 piece puzzles too. Even my 14 month old is successful with 9-12 piece wooden puzzles. Must be doing something horribly wrong over here too!

[Rockgirl]

And after he finished the puzzle with help, he immediately dumped it back out and did it by himself. But next time I'll just hand him a rattle.

[Wednesday!]

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You guys are hilarious! Paid for her degree with her sense of humor... Hand him a rattle... I'm dying!

I also have an ECE degree and I've never, in my whole time as a student, heard or read that you shouldn't offer any help or direction to a child working on a puzzle. Isn't that kind of what we're here for? To help guide them and encourage their development? Idk, maybe I'm wrong. Maybe I got my degree out of a Cracker Jacks box.

[Rockgirl]

This job would be pretty dreadful if we couldn't laugh, right?

[Wednesday!]

This job would be pretty dreadful if we couldn't laugh, right?

EXACTLY! It would also be dreadful if we had to work all day with sticks up our butts.