Focus Questions on Teacher Observation

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1. I think the most common way I see the teachers helping the children is by being a role model. Showing the kids how to act towards peers and authrity figures. Kids are very intuative, they pick up on things very easy. So if you showing the children respect the kids will take that with them and show respect to others. I noticed anytime a child was having problems one of the teachers would always get down to their level and talk to them, making sure to make eye contact and not to talk above them but instead to talk to them. Asking the child if something was bothering them and just working on focusing on that child and respecting how they felt really seemed to help the kid to mellow out and realize that arguing and pushing to get what he wants isnt the best way to handle things. After the teacher talked to him I noticed he was being more polite to other children and even ofering to share his toys with other kids he was previously arguing with. I think it also helped that not only was the teacher respecting the child but she was doing it in a loving way. She wasnt acting like she was better than the child or knew more she was just listening and talking to him on his level. I think it helps to model acceptiable behavior but to also do it in a loving way. Watching the teachers respect each other and work with each other to better the classroom, listening and working off each other advice about certain problems, or changes they think might need to be made. Having the teachers work together and respect each others advice and imput shows the kids how to work with their peers.

2. The parents get positive notes from the teachers praising the child for a something good they did. Maybe they helped a friend with a proje...

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...t scare them. I think its important to explain what the child did wrong and why it wasnt safe, but be poliet about how you talk to them, children are scensitive, and seem to be more on edge and scared when they know they are in trouble. I think my program does approach situations calmly and with respect, they give the child a chance to talk about what happend or why they did it without attacking the child and scaring them. However I also feel like my program is a little more laid back on disciplen, I think kids get away with a lot more in the classroom without getting talked to or even caught, I think because its so many kids to such few teachers that its hard for the teachers to catch all the problems that happen, and I think they are all a little laid back on dealing with the situations. I saw a lot of incodents that I believe could of been delt with but we're not.

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