I need to talk to the teacher

[petmoosie]

On Monday, the children watched "The Grinch who Stole Christmas". On Tuesday, the children watched "The Polar Express". In SCHOOL. For an educational aspect, the children were asked to draw their favorite parts.

Emily has had trouble with being overly sensitive (or more sensitive than her age-peers) to troubling elements in TV. I wrote this down on her intake form. If the teacher isn't aware of the issue, she might pick an edgy show and wind up with a crying little girl.

So far, Emily thinks that the grown-ups on the polar express train are ghosts. She also isn't sure why the Grinch started out with a heart two sizes too small.

Comments

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

That doesn't sound very educational to me, it sounds like babysitting.

[petmoosie.livejournal.com]

Yes, it sounds like babysitting. According to Emily (i.e. take this with a grain (or a whole shaker) of salt), this was for indoor recess and there were a few activities from which the children were supposed to choose. TV or .... Now, what child would pick something other than TV? Certainly not my child.

But I don't have a huge problem with some babysitting at school, particularly for indoor recess. I remember dances and board games at my grade school.

But I do think that the school (or the county) is too wimpy about outdoor recess. Monday could have been outdoor recess, IF the children had hats, gloves and zipped winter coats. But you can't count on that especially without helping the kindergarteners zip and put on. And some of the poorer parents come to pick up without adequate coats or hats, so maybe the children aren't dressed warmly enough either.