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02-14-2015 04:40 AM
It disturbs me. I limit passive viewing at home. My son's teacher turns "Arthur" on a giant screen to calm the class, fill time before Specials, whatever. They watch movies when they have to stay inside for recess. Or when they've "been good." I want to support our local public school and I don't want to tell others how to do things. But shouldn't kids just play when they have free time? I wrote the teacher a friendly email offering to set up a free time reading/activity center in her classroom with some of our overstock. I am worried I am letting my son down.
02-14-2015 09:48 AM
This is not unusual, there is more than enough of instruction in kindergarten these days. Relax,don't sweat the small stuff, or it is going to be a long road to HS graduation.
02-14-2015 10:30 AM
Kindergarten here is a full day, meaning the same hours as the other grades. They play very little here. If a movie is played, it's educational. Arthur movies are educational. You will be seen as the problem parent imo. If they played all day and saw movies every day, then that would be of concern.
02-14-2015 10:32 AM
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02-14-2015 10:55 AM
Why not RELAX and let the teacher teach.
You have many years of education ahead of you and your son...
02-14-2015 11:04 AM
02-14-2015 11:07 AM
On 2/14/2015 colliegirls said:This is not unusual, there is more than enough of instruction in kindergarten these days. Relax,don't sweat the small stuff, or it is going to be a long road to HS graduation.
A full day of "education" for a 5-year old seems brutal.......
02-14-2015 11:26 AM
We've had a very, very snowy winter here. There is often inside recess due to this. Sometimes children play, sometimes they watch educational videos. At this point they really do have energy to burn from staying in so much due to the weather.
Perhaps the answer to your question is in your post. You said she shows "Arthur" to calm them down. Maybe this particular group is very physical during inside recess and she is trying to prevent accidents and maintain a peaceful situation.
Your comment about setting up a free time reading/activity center is nice. While a few children may take advantage of that, I don't think you'll find many at this age group who will sit and read while their classmates are actively playing, crawling, jumping and running (yes, some of them run around the room even though they're not supposed to which is dangerous) during inside recess.
I, too, think you're not posting under your regular name.
02-14-2015 12:45 PM
02-14-2015 12:55 PM
It makes the teacher's day a little easier if he/she can leave the kids to Sesame Street for a while.
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