In our school board, they've instituted full-day, every day kindergarten this year. We decided that Austen wasn't ready to go to Junior Kindergarten last September (2010-2011), as his birthday is December 22 and he was still so young and just not ready for full day, every day kindergarten. However, he is much more ready now and will be going to Senior Kindergarten this coming September. It's going to be interesting as we attended an open house last week and he literally didn't say a word until we were back in the van. So shy. We've also got the baby due at the start of school so things are going to be interesting around here with all the changes.
Interestingly enough, I was talking to one of the Kindergarten teachers (I had her daughter in my daycare for a few years) and she mentioned that the Director of ______ did not want the Kindergarten teachers doing interviews with parents and incoming kindergarteners before school starts. I couldn't believe it.
Imagine little 3 year old Bobby getting off a huge yellow school bus on the first day of school, completely shy, and not knowing what to do, or say, or where to go. Imagine being the teacher, asking little Bobby what his name is and little Bobby is too shy and intimitated to answer. Weird scenario, don't ya think? I guess the teacher could check his backpack for a name but how weird is that? This teacher wouldn't even know anything about this child!
I don't know about you, but as a former teacher, I want to know what I can about the kids coming into my class, especially if they're only 3 or 4 years old! I'm not sure what this Director is thinking but to me he's not thinking like an educator!
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