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Right there with ya!
My cousin's child was asked where his "jaw" was and he touched his face on the left side. The teacher discounted him....we had particularly worked on jaw because we knew the drill...but teacher still discounted it. I think perception and personalities of these teachers play into this game! :confused:
And as far as his drawing, the teacher said he didn't have a head but my cousin asked to see the pic and the mom further told the teacher "you are an idiot, this pic looks like a 5 year old's drawing of a head and person's body":
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I agree with this and kindy teachers USED TO tell me if I could get children to listen and follow direction and be respectful to those around them, THEY could TEACH them...BUT core curriculum has changed that way of thinking. Kindergarten here is like they say it used to be in first grade, but I consider kindy here more like third grade!
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This is true...I hate the test, not sure if Ohio does the same one or not. Ours also has children identify coins on it! No one ever gets it right except for a few whose parents knew it would be on there ahead of time and drilled them on it...meaningless! Why would a 5-year old have to know what a dime is???My state has a kindergarten readiness flyer on the education website also. At the beginning of school the kindys will take a "brigance test"....It is overwhelming to a new child and they are being told they can go outside when they finish Of course it is letters, numbers, shapes, etc...but it is also body parts like heel, jaw, etc....so we work particularly on the parts that are not so much talked about....Also, if they get all 26 letters but miss one, they are discredited alot. And when they draw their little person, it has to have all body parts....neck, heel, jaw, etc or they get discounted there as well....not fair and I prepare my clients emotionally for this test because we, as parents, want our kids to excel....their child may score well or not, but it will still be ok.......my own sons teachers told me when they entered kindy the teachers never look at the test again after the first initial confrerence with parents....the test just gives a baseline for them to go on.:confused:Comment
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I always smile and say "I have never had a kidlet that hasn't been ready for kindergarten when it is time!"
Then if they want more I tell them that I believe play is the most important thing we do but that all school readiness concepts are covered in our play. More importantly, I give the child what they need when they need it. So, one child may be counting to 20 because numbers interested him, one may know all of the names of the dinosaurs, one maybe building a space ship... I feed interests. Because if a child learns to love learning new things he will be fine in school.
Then I give some stories to illustrate my point and move on.Comment
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I had several go to school this year and one did not know their letters, upper or lower case,...mom knew he wasn't ready and my opinion on the subject but they had a third baby....can't pay daycare but for 2. I feel bad for him because kindy will start quickly with reading and a child needs those letter recognition and sound of each letter skills. This child was a whiz on the computer but he appears to me to have "dyslexia"....everything jumbles up to him???? I assume his teachers will pick up on this as well. :confused:
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It may have changed the thinking done by others but not on my end.I agree with this and kindy teachers USED TO tell me if I could get children to listen and follow direction and be respectful to those around them, THEY could TEACH them...BUT core curriculum has changed that way of thinking. Kindergarten here is like they say it used to be in first grade, but I consider kindy here more like third grade!
I don't care if Kindy is now like 10th grade. I am a child CARE provider that is not paid to teach anything common core. Even QRIS in my state is agreeable enough to allow plenty of leaway in what we are teaching these children.
Common core is awful but it's not something I will allow to be MY problem. Like a previous poster said.... PARENTS are the child's first teacher and if they do their jobs, it's easier to do mine and if I do mine, the teacher will be able to do hers.
*I know your state is a bit different so totally understand where you are coming from though....
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It may have changed the thinking done by others but not on my end.
I don't care if Kindy is now like 10th grade. I am a child CARE provider that is not paid to teach anything common core. Even QRIS in my state is agreeable enough to allow plenty of leaway in what we are teaching these children.
Common core is awful but it's not something I will allow to be MY problem. Like a previous poster said.... PARENTS are the child's first teacher and if they do their jobs, it's easier to do mine and if I do mine, the teacher will be able to do hers.
*I know your state is a bit different so totally understand where you are coming from though....I agree with every comment posted on this thread....and yes, my state is different. I am play-based but I am challenged to have my children ready on a common core level which to me means getting their imaginations out of the box and explaining why something is like it is. But I also work harder than ever thru play to get these kids ready. My heart hurts for the child I mentioned in pp because I know he will fall thru the cracks because teachers tell me common core has no time for teachers to go backwards...it is a constant fast-paced forward learning!!! Like I said, I agree with you all but I find myself more and more thinking common core as I prepare my curriculum starting September. :confused: But I also have a 6th and 8th grader this year who excel in some areas and struggle in some areas, so I know what both feels like and the struggles that arise.
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