Please join my Postcard Exchange. It is a great way to introduce so many lessons into any grade level classroom. Please respond ASAP if interested, we have several states but need a school from KANSAS! Please email me!
Is it possible to teach pre-k, headstart ect. with an asociate's degree in early childhood? I will graduate this sumer and was wondering if I could move into the teaching field right away, or is a bachelor's required? Thanks in advance.
Thursday was the 1st grade music program. My mom went and dropped my daughter off in the classroom and was suprised when the teacher called my daughter by the wrong name. She has done this before and has even sent notes home with the wrong name on it. My mom also noticed that her desk was at the front of the classroom, facing and against the wall underneath the whiteboard. There is no way for my daughter to even see the board from this location. After the performance, my sister, daughter and I went to the class to see for ourselves. I asked my daughter why her desk was against the wall. She said 'that teacher got mad because my pencil box kept falling out of my desk.' I went and looked at her desk and as soon as I moved the chair the box fell out again. There were so many books in there that there was no room for the box. I cleaned out the desk and fit everything back inside. My daughter then decided to go to the bathroom. After a few minutes, the teacher walks in. I am assuming it was the teacher because I had never met her and she neither introduced herself or asked my identity. When I asked why the desk was in the front of the room, she said 'I could have strung that kid up today.' She then went on an spoke about all the problem she had with my daughter that day and wanted to know if I had ever considered treating her for ADD. She then went on and told me that she had the last straw when my daughter dropped her pencil for the third time that day and got angry and moved her to the front. She said, 'I must have scared her because she started to behave.' I was so offended by her comments that I could not hold a conversation. The next morning, I spoke to the school counselor about my concerns and she said that she would talk to the teacher. After talking to people at work, who happen to be psycologists, they insisted that I call the prinicpal immediately and tell her. After leaving a message two hours earlier, the principal calls back. She listens to my complaints and asks me what I want done about it. I tell her that I want it to stop and that no student should ever have a teacher talk about them that way. I told her that I wanted to bring it to her attention so in case this happens again, I will take this matter as far as it needs to go. My dad then decides to go and observe the class at the end of the day, figuring that if a child is going to misbehave Friday afternoon would probably be a good time to witness it. He stood outside in the hall listening to the conversations while the teacher made the students clean their desks. He peeked around the corner and saw that my daughter had already cleaned her desk and was sitting quietly with a look on her face that broke his heart. She looked as though all she wanted was for someone to pay attention to her and notice that she was done already. No one said a word, since she was still at the front of the classroom. The principal told my dad that is was at MY request that she be moved to the front of the room. So, now the teacher and/or the principal is lying and I just don't know what to do! Please help me, am I overreacting, or do I need to react more. What should I do? Conversations with the school just don't seem to help.
I'm happy you got that taken care of. We spend hours looking for safe chilcare then have to send them to school on the assumption they will be safe from adult bullying and it simply and sadly happens way too often.
I am so glad that you have gotten this taken care of! I am an elementary education major from CO and would NEVER treat a child this way. This woman is truly in the wrong profession.
On 10/21/05, Amanda wrote: > Thursday was the 1st grade music program. My mom went and > dropped my daughter off in the classroom and was suprised > when the teacher called my daughter by the wrong name. > She has done this before and has even sent notes home with > the wrong name on it. My mom also noticed that her desk > was at the front of the classroom, facing and against the > wall underneath the whiteboard. There is no way for my > daughter to even see the board from this location. After > the performance, my sister, daughter and I went to the > class to see for ourselves. I asked my daughter why her > desk was against the wall. She said 'that teacher got mad > because my pencil box kept falling out of my desk.' I > went and looked at her desk and as soon as I moved the > chair the box fell out again. There were so many books in > there that there was no room for the box. I cleaned out > the desk and fit everything back inside. My daughter then > decided to go to the bathroom. After a few minutes, the > teacher walks in. I am assuming it was the teacher > because I had never met her and she neither introduced > herself or asked my identity. When I asked why the desk > was in the front of the room, she said 'I could have > strung that kid up today.' She then went on an spoke > about all the problem she had with my daughter that day > and wanted to know if I had ever considered treating her > for ADD. She then went on and told me that she had the > last straw when my daughter dropped her pencil for the > third time that day and got angry and moved her to the > front. She said, 'I must have scared her because she > started to behave.' I was so offended by her comments > that I could not hold a conversation. The next morning, I > spoke to the school counselor about my concerns and she > said that she would talk to the teacher. After talking to > people at work, who happen to be psycologists, they > insisted that I call the prinicpal immediately and tell > her. After leaving a message two hours earlier, the > principal calls back. She listens to my complaints and > asks me what I want done about it. I tell her that I want > it to stop and that no student should ever have a teacher > talk about them that way. I told her that I wanted to > bring it to her attention so in case this happens again, I > will take this matter as far as it needs to go. My dad > then decides to go and observe the class at the end of the > day, figuring that if a child is going to misbehave Friday > afternoon would probably be a good time to witness it. He > stood outside in the hall listening to the conversations > while the teacher made the students clean their desks. He > peeked around the corner and saw that my daughter had > already cleaned her desk and was sitting quietly with a > look on her face that broke his heart. She looked as > though all she wanted was for someone to pay attention to > her and notice that she was done already. No one said a > word, since she was still at the front of the classroom. > The principal told my dad that is was at MY request that > she be moved to the front of the room. So, now the > teacher and/or the principal is lying and I just don't > know what to do! Please help me, am I overreacting, or do > I need to react more. What should I do? Conversations > with the school just don't seem to help.
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Just curious- I live in a part of NJ that rarely has life threatening storms. I was notified through teachers - teachers. com that there were special ed openings near Dodge City. How does one live a anxiety-free life style in an area so proned to tornadoes? I always wanted to live in the heartland of Kansas.
If you want to be out in Dodge, 20 people and 5 cable channels with weather warnings will warn you prior to a tornado, besides move out here, live through one tornado season, which isn't as bad as the Wizard of Oz makes it look like, and you will be like the rest of the state and instead of going to our tornado shelters, you will stand out on your porch and watch it. Welcome to KS. We'd be glad to have you here.
if your looking for a job in KS in the teaching field the best place to look is [link removed].
Good Luck and Welcome.
On 11/11/05, laststraw wrote: > Diane, > One does not live an anxiety-free life in tornado alley. One > just holds on for dear life! > laststraw > On 11/08/05, Diane Van Dyke wrote: >> Just curious- I live in a part of NJ that rarely has life >> threatening storms. I was notified through teachers - >> teachers. com that there were special ed openings near >> Dodge City. How does one live a anxiety-free life style in >> an area so proned to tornadoes? I always wanted to live >> in the heartland of Kansas.
=(HELP) Need help from G1-6 classroom teachers = Topic: Classroom Teachers¡¦ (G1-6) Perspectives towards School-Based After-School Programs
Hello, dear G1-6 teacher!
I am now a graduate student who is working on the Master¡¦ s educational capstone research. My research topic is ¡§An Internet Survey of Classroom Teachers¡¦ (G1-6) Perspectives towards School-Based After-School Programs in the U.S. and Taiwan.¡¨ I planned to invite some G1-6 classroom teachers in the U.S. and Taiwan to help me to do an online survey. However, I am now encountering serious problems that need your help. It¡¦s now the holiday week and it seems like I am not having enough participants to do my survey before the survey deadline (12:00 PM, SAT, 26 Nov 05).
Please take a few minutes now to visit the following URL to help me and your district to evaluate the school-based after-school programs!:
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(ps. If it is not linked directly from your web browser, please ¡§Copy and Paste¡¨ the above URL into your web browser.)
If possible, please also provide me some chatboards¡¦ URL that G1-6 classroom teachers in the U.S. often visit. I¡¦ ve already posted it on a couple of websites to ask for these teachers¡¦ help, but only very few of them helped me with the survey after they read the message.
I am about ready to start a grad program that will allow me to remain teaching and get graduate credit hours at the same time. I am looking very heavily at the Emporia State University's 3 summer program. Can anyone give me some pointers and opinions on their experience. Thank you
Hello, I am looking for Kansas public school teachers who had the experience of FTF coming into their schools...it looks like they put a lot more work on teachers through their Family Advocate system and try to control what goes on in the classroom.....I may jump ship if my worst fears are confirmed.....does anyone have any info...it sounds like they treat teachers like babies........
I'm happy you got that taken care of. We spend hours looking for
safe chilcare then have to send them to school on the assumption
they will be safe from adult bullying and it simply and sadly
happens way too often.
At least the school finally took action.