A note to all parents was sent home with my nephew's preschool class the other day. Not being a caretaker, and being a long way past childhood (technically, at least), I enjoyed the window into that world:
Dear parents,
I need to ask you to talk with your children about a few things. We’re having a hard time remembering the rules.
1. We need to use the toys for what they’re made for. Too often the children are making guns or spaceships with the toys and running around the room chasing each other. 2. We need to use walking feet in the room. 3. During center time, we need to play within the center, and not just run around the room playing superheros. 4. During circle time and story time, we need to have quiet, listening bodies.
But but but ... What else* is there to life besides flying spaceships and being a superhero?
there must be an instigator in that class who they cannot control, even with time-outs. (too bad corporal punishment is no longer allowed - uh, did I just type that out loud...?) and instead of embarrassing his/her parents (they know who they are!) by singling him/her out, they sent a cover letter to the whole class.
I'm guessing because of the rain, the children were not let outside during recesses this week, and they have to use made-up space-ship time to run around and act crazy.
As you may have noticed, the site has changed. Sampa, the free-site host, did a version 2 of some sort.
Despite an FAQ that made it sound like allowing one's site to go through v.2 surgery would be okay, there were several flexibilities that surprisingly disappeared with the click of a button. (e.g. I cannot believe sidebars like this one are even narrower than before.)
And I'm told -- miraculously! -- that the conversion cannot be undone. Truth be told, I'm actually quite pissed. But free is free. Sampa has otherwise been good to me.
So I need to sort through site "features" to see how I can make do. Except that I don't have the time at the moment, in the middle of graduate classes and Lighthousehockey.com. (btw, I've removed that Lighthouse RSS feed so that you're not clogged with random Islanders hockey gibberish).
But I promise to touch up the accessories when I get a chance, and return to irregularly scheduled blogging.
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February, 2008