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I am SICK of teaching school today. Just when I get everything all caught up with all the kids, a few of the teachers seem to be changing the rules, and they are STUPID rules.

Youngest is in Kindergarten. She's learning to write her alphabet, and the sounds the letters make. She has some sight words.

Her Science lessons in this module, have been about changing the forms of things, and methods to do it. Example: Paper = cut, tear, fold, roll, and crumple. PlayDoh = cut, smash, roll, etc. The first part of the assignment was to name at least 4 methods to change the form of paper. On the worksheet, there were a few blank lines, for the answers. She named methods, and I wrote them in. The next part was for her to draw a picture using the methods named in the first part. Done, picture taken, and submitted. Yay!

Not so fast. The teacher is not happy with the way the assignment was done. Students are suppose to write the answers for themselves. ??????????? Um, she isn't even writing words yet. The assignment has to be re-submitted, written in the student's own handwriting. Another assignment has to be re-submitted, and it involves entire sentences.

I've run into this with a couple other of the Kindergarten teachers, especially the ones that teach First, and Second grade in addition to kindergarten. I can see them being able to write words, and/or copy short sentences in First grade. Maybe even later on in the school year, for Kindergarteners. At this point though, it's stupidity to expect it.
 
getaclue said:
I am SICK of teaching school today. Just when I get everything all caught up with all the kids, a few of the teachers seem to be changing the rules, and they are STUPID rules.

Youngest is in Kindergarten. She's learning to write her alphabet, and the sounds the letters make. She has some sight words.

Her Science lessons in this module, have been about changing the forms of things, and methods to do it. Example: Paper = cut, tear, fold, roll, and crumple. PlayDoh = cut, smash, roll, etc. The first part of the assignment was to name at least 4 methods to change the form of paper. On the worksheet, there were a few blank lines, for the answers. She named methods, and I wrote them in. The next part was for her to draw a picture using the methods named in the first part. Done, picture taken, and submitted. Yay!

Not so fast. The teacher is not happy with the way the assignment was done. Students are suppose to write the answers for themselves. ??????????? Um, she isn't even writing words yet. The assignment has to be re-submitted, written in the student's own handwriting. Another assignment has to be re-submitted, and it involves entire sentences.

I've run into this with a couple other of the Kindergarten teachers, especially the ones that teach First, and Second grade in addition to kindergarten. I can see them being able to write words, and/or copy short sentences in First grade. Maybe even later on in the school year, for Kindergarteners. At this point though, it's stupidity to expect it.
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Same with my son, he started school in a Montessori school and did fabulous. When he switched to public school they taught theory and he was lost. When I explained the theory with examples he went "OH! I get it"
 

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