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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 351019" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>O.K., I just read one of your posts: If the school has so many kids to care for that they can not keep on top of each kids' behaviors then that school has way too many preschoolers. Is it possible to find a smaller setting for him? A school can not properly teach social skills to children if there are so many that they can't watch them all at the same time. Preschoolers need a lot more supervision than older kids - schools can not allow them to free play without proper supervision. I would venture to guess that transition time is one that the kids are told "OK, be ready for _________ now!" and there is really no supervision of how the kids transition - there may not be any rules and your child can not handle the chaos of how many other preschoolers transitioning without a lead of how to transition because there are too many kids to make sure they all do so properly.</p><p> </p><p>If there are blows on the playground, then they are not being taught how to take turns. Part of a preschool education is to teach taking turns and how to get along politely. </p><p> </p><p>It bothers me also, that instead of working with your child, the staff knowingly is putting him in unsupervised situations. If there is a child having difficulties handling frustrations, than staff better be keeping a closer eye on him/her. By now, they should know the warning signs of when a child is about to blow and jump in before the trouble happens. Or, are there too many kids acting out that none of them are getting the help they need?</p><p> </p><p>If you feel the school is telling you, "Well, we can't watch him every second." knowing that he does need to be watched during transitions and free play time, then I would look for a third school, one with a much smaller class size. Your child may not be "naughty" but may just be frustrated because other kids are not following the rules to a "T". I used to be one of those kids (never struck out but was always on edge) who would get upset when the teacher said to take out a pencil and another kid would take out a crayon and the teacher would allow it. NOT RIGHT! You have to do exactly what the teacher says, exactly. So, school was frustrating for me because there was always someone who didn't do EXACTLY as told. I also hated the chaos of transitioning - the noise, the absense of rules - I just wanted to scream at the top of my lungs or push kids down to get their attention to tell them to be quiet and orderly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 351019, member: 5096"] O.K., I just read one of your posts: If the school has so many kids to care for that they can not keep on top of each kids' behaviors then that school has way too many preschoolers. Is it possible to find a smaller setting for him? A school can not properly teach social skills to children if there are so many that they can't watch them all at the same time. Preschoolers need a lot more supervision than older kids - schools can not allow them to free play without proper supervision. I would venture to guess that transition time is one that the kids are told "OK, be ready for _________ now!" and there is really no supervision of how the kids transition - there may not be any rules and your child can not handle the chaos of how many other preschoolers transitioning without a lead of how to transition because there are too many kids to make sure they all do so properly. If there are blows on the playground, then they are not being taught how to take turns. Part of a preschool education is to teach taking turns and how to get along politely. It bothers me also, that instead of working with your child, the staff knowingly is putting him in unsupervised situations. If there is a child having difficulties handling frustrations, than staff better be keeping a closer eye on him/her. By now, they should know the warning signs of when a child is about to blow and jump in before the trouble happens. Or, are there too many kids acting out that none of them are getting the help they need? If you feel the school is telling you, "Well, we can't watch him every second." knowing that he does need to be watched during transitions and free play time, then I would look for a third school, one with a much smaller class size. Your child may not be "naughty" but may just be frustrated because other kids are not following the rules to a "T". I used to be one of those kids (never struck out but was always on edge) who would get upset when the teacher said to take out a pencil and another kid would take out a crayon and the teacher would allow it. NOT RIGHT! You have to do exactly what the teacher says, exactly. So, school was frustrating for me because there was always someone who didn't do EXACTLY as told. I also hated the chaos of transitioning - the noise, the absense of rules - I just wanted to scream at the top of my lungs or push kids down to get their attention to tell them to be quiet and orderly. [/QUOTE]
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