What do you think preschool teachers are seeing more of in our children today than they use to?
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S.H. asked why I have asked this question. And although I struggle with it, I want to answer her, because I am honored to have found a place where I can belong. You at Mamapedia have overwhelmed me with kindness! Before I answer understand that I have been a contractor for government, child psychiatrists, clinicians… You name it! Because we speak a different language as parents, there is SO much disconnect between us and them. It has taken me 12 years to learn why. So the purpose of this question is to test my hypothesis.
After asking the owners of mommy and me music, school readiness and other classes, as well as traditional program directors how I can be of support their parents, consistently they have said that more often than not children are taking longer to adapt compared to how things use to be. To them some parents seem disinterested in raising their own children. These folks and their industries are in no way acquainted, which makes their responses that much more compelling for me. They say children are coming much less disciplined and respectful than ever before. Where it once took a couple of weeks they can be working on basic rules for months.
Now you see why this was emotional difficult for me. Yet I am tired of seeing parents left out of the loop. So I’m giving you a glimpse of what you won’t hear anywhere else.
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A. Z.
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Children are smarter than we ever were, there are more learning devices out, more educational shows besides sesame Street, Children are on computers. preschools are seeing much more intelegence in young children today, but the said this is, and i see this a lot today, the loss and the difference between a child's innocents compared to years ago. I hope this answers your question.
not mine. I'm homeschooling.
Violence and a lack of reading ability. We show our children so much violence whether it's in the home environment or on tv/movies/games and a lot of parents won't even tell their kids the difference.
Is this a "survey"/or for a blog, or for your own curiosity?
I don't think teachers today see anything different in our kids than they did in years past. I think what is different is the pressure teachers feel to get results from said children. Im a teacher, my husband is a teacher--not preschool but nonetheless teachers. Our kids are 6, went to preschool, preK and now are in K. I can not believe what they are learning (and retaining quite surprisingly) and what they are able to do: read, write sentences, punctuate, hard vowels vs. soft vowels/consonants and do addition... just to name a few! We are a great example of what kind of results come from high expectations of these young childern. I do wonder however if it is right, the pressure too much or in some way compromising something.
parents who are unavailable to sit with their child and help them acheive their milestones
First of all I disagree with Ms. Julie L. Kids are as smart as we let them be. As for preschool teachers, it all depends on what "they" are willing to do with the children on a daily basis, or should I say hourly.. I was a pre-school teacher about 20 yrs ago, I had 18 to 22 4 and 5 yr olds from 8am until 5 pm. I made a whole $3.75 an hour. I loved those kids and I taught them like I was makin $20.00 an hour.. So it depends on the preschool teacher, and how they teach.
As a childcare provider of toddlers, I can tell you that I see that kids are little people, not just kids. They are mold in our hands and we have a hand in how they see their world forever. They are to be heard and seen instead of "seen and not heard" as it was not-so-long ago.
