Observation Day 2

Conversation; Parent and Staff

Parent Dad: He's always telling me what to do, he says "no dad" and "don't say that"
staff: Giggles

Child is listening from across the room and every so often makes eye contact towards them

Child: Bye dad
Parent Dad: (Laughs) Well I guess it's time for me to go (he leaves)

Parents and teachers discussing the child in front of the child? Good or bad

I feel if they discuss bad behavior then they are prompting bad behavior and good behavior discussions promote positive behavior.

I also witness a teacher setting up the outside play area before the children were able to come out.  Now would this be teacher manipulations where they set up the area, to draw ideas from the child to having creative play or would this be simply regular play time?

Observation Day1

Observing the children was quite interesting, due to it being a play based environment.  The children would run to different activities, not cleaning up any mess they've made.  They would go in and out of other classrooms, hanging out with the other children that shared a pod with them.  One child was outside drawing a picture.  He handed it to the teacher.

Teacher: Who is this?
Child: You and my dad happy together
Teacher: Where are you?
Kid: Home
Teacher: I don't think mom would like if I was happy with dad.

I thought the conversation they were having was too funny..
Either kids say the darnest thing or this kid knows something!!!

Another conversation;

Child is sitting on top of the square chairs that is turned on its back, while having a steering wheel on another chair that is also on its back

child: get in front of me so i can honk at you
Staff: Ok (she gets in front
child: Honk honk get out the way
staff: you wanted me here (stands there)
Child: faces scrunches up then smiles
staff: smiles then moves

This situation i thought was cute in the beginning then i thought about the staff making it about her, it seem to me that it took some of the excitement out of the child from playing.