Elizabeth is becoming part of a group learning experience: how to figure out what color is and then figure out which color you are! And then try to remember what the teacher said what to do depending on which color you are! Welcome to the wonderful world of school, Elizabeth! ;)
My grandson just started kindergarten. On the one hand, I feel really proud but on the other hand, I realize he’s joined the great mind-control, social engineering system.
the system. lol. so well run by tthe Business owned/lobbyied run Government that is for the 1%, by the 1% and paid for by the 99%, designedto rob you blind. read teh Powell Memo. Business is out there to destroy anyone and anything that gets in the way. Welcome to the Empire
Horrible, the thing with the badges, it just feels inhuman to me. I go to conferences sometimes where they tell us to put on name tags. I never do unless there’s hundreds of us. People should just ask your name!As for the teacher, if she isn’t able to learn 25 names over the course of a few days, maybe she shouldn’t be teaching. I admit I have to take pics of my students the first day and then go home and memorize, but the next time I see them I will know their names!
Let’s see — name tags at the ready, personalized cubbies at the ready, basic seating plan at the ready (with an easy-peasy way for the kids to find their spot*). Looks like teacher has found a way of “dealing” with 25 5-year-olds alone.
Fear not — the direction was to find a chair that matched your color – still plenty of choice within those groups.
My youngest could read. He upset the teacher because he always finished the papers before she could finish explaining the instructions to everyone else, and would be at her desk asking for more to do. So they kicked him up to first grade, where everyone was older than he was, and he had to sit while the teacher told everyone what to do. He basically dropped out by the middle of second grade. I took them out to home-school them shortly after that, but then my husband put them back in school a year later.
I work in a school. The name tags are for the adults in the school (there are LOTS of us who are not the kids’ classroom teacher). It takes a while to learn the names of a few hundred kids..The name tags are also to help the kids understand that written words mean things, even if they can’t read them yet. That is a very early step in learning how to read..And yes, there are kids who might not know the names of the colors. That’s something that (if it’s not known) needs to be taught. After all, that’s what school is for.
As a teacher with better than two decades in the classroom I am really disheartened by all of the negative comments about teachers and the educational system. Certainly, there are bad apples and problems, but the vast majority of the people involved in educating our children are dedicated, efficient, and caring. It is not uncommon for teachers to pay for materials out of pocket, and they will hard at work preparing lessons, correcting papers, or contacting parents “off the clock”.{descending from soap box}
My daughter had a wonderful first day! Her teacher was pleased at what she knew and how she behaved, and she, in turn, loved the teacher and most of what they did all day.
I know there must be some terrible teachers out there, but I’ve only met one semi-ineffectual teacher in my 21 years of school (K-grad), and all 9 teachers my kids have had have been excellent and dedicated. My guess is that most people who complain (1) are really angry at the politicians who decide what is taught, (2) want someone to blame for kids not learning (hint: it’s us!), or (3) are generalising based on bad experiences of their own.
The idea that a teacher would just sit around all day for her $30,000 salary (NC, they get 6-8 weeks vacation in the Summer, not 3 months), is absurd.
The only parts about education that I truly dislike are: the better neighbourhoods getting the better teachers, equipment, and PTO help, and the politicians bringing in too many high-stakes standardised tests. The teachers, (in our case) the administrators, and at least the younger/elementary students are all superb!
Templo S.U.D. over 10 years ago
How does it work with a kid who’s colorblind… or even blind at all?
ORMouseworks over 10 years ago
Elizabeth is becoming part of a group learning experience: how to figure out what color is and then figure out which color you are! And then try to remember what the teacher said what to do depending on which color you are! Welcome to the wonderful world of school, Elizabeth! ;)
LeoAutodidact over 10 years ago
OK, I think I’ve got it: Green for Girls, Blue for Boys, OK . . . What’s Yellow? . . . Bed-Wetters?
Downundergirl over 10 years ago
um. okay. Who pee’d in your coffee this morning?
billmccuskey over 10 years ago
these are cartoons folks…some people really need to get a life!
tripwire45 over 10 years ago
My grandson just started kindergarten. On the one hand, I feel really proud but on the other hand, I realize he’s joined the great mind-control, social engineering system.
Beleck3 over 10 years ago
the system. lol. so well run by tthe Business owned/lobbyied run Government that is for the 1%, by the 1% and paid for by the 99%, designedto rob you blind. read teh Powell Memo. Business is out there to destroy anyone and anything that gets in the way. Welcome to the Empire
jeanie5448 over 10 years ago
what about the kids that don’t know their colors yet? I have seen a few of those come into kindergarten.
Adele Derwald over 10 years ago
Yeah, I was think that, too. Then again, you can teach kids to recognize their own name pretty easily.
Adele Derwald over 10 years ago
Horrible, the thing with the badges, it just feels inhuman to me. I go to conferences sometimes where they tell us to put on name tags. I never do unless there’s hundreds of us. People should just ask your name!As for the teacher, if she isn’t able to learn 25 names over the course of a few days, maybe she shouldn’t be teaching. I admit I have to take pics of my students the first day and then go home and memorize, but the next time I see them I will know their names!
ladykat over 10 years ago
Just for the record, you put your clothes on a hanger, and store your aeroplane in a hangar.
Argy.Bargy2 over 10 years ago
Sure hope Gweedo hasn’t passed DNA along…
simsku over 10 years ago
Man there are a lot of people around here that have far too much time on their hands.
Fido (aka Felix Rex) over 10 years ago
Let’s see — name tags at the ready, personalized cubbies at the ready, basic seating plan at the ready (with an easy-peasy way for the kids to find their spot*). Looks like teacher has found a way of “dealing” with 25 5-year-olds alone.
Fear not — the direction was to find a chair that matched your color – still plenty of choice within those groups.summerdog86 over 10 years ago
And so starts your life in school prison. You live by the bell, are locked in, and told what to do every minute while you are in there. Prison.
sottwell over 10 years ago
My youngest could read. He upset the teacher because he always finished the papers before she could finish explaining the instructions to everyone else, and would be at her desk asking for more to do. So they kicked him up to first grade, where everyone was older than he was, and he had to sit while the teacher told everyone what to do. He basically dropped out by the middle of second grade. I took them out to home-school them shortly after that, but then my husband put them back in school a year later.
pshapley Premium Member over 10 years ago
I work in a school. The name tags are for the adults in the school (there are LOTS of us who are not the kids’ classroom teacher). It takes a while to learn the names of a few hundred kids..The name tags are also to help the kids understand that written words mean things, even if they can’t read them yet. That is a very early step in learning how to read..And yes, there are kids who might not know the names of the colors. That’s something that (if it’s not known) needs to be taught. After all, that’s what school is for.
Happicat2012 over 10 years ago
Nowadays, most kids can read a bit by the time they are 5! (or SHOULD..lol)
Nicole ♫ ⊱✿ ◕‿◕✿⊰♫ Premium Member over 10 years ago
I felt that way this year when I dropped my son off for first grade (I homeschooled him Pre-K and Kindergarten). sigh
Fido (aka Felix Rex) over 10 years ago
As a teacher with better than two decades in the classroom I am really disheartened by all of the negative comments about teachers and the educational system. Certainly, there are bad apples and problems, but the vast majority of the people involved in educating our children are dedicated, efficient, and caring. It is not uncommon for teachers to pay for materials out of pocket, and they will hard at work preparing lessons, correcting papers, or contacting parents “off the clock”.{descending from soap box}
meowlin over 10 years ago
Art least they’re not grouping them into Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, and Epsilon……yet…
JanLC over 10 years ago
You tell ’em, Duck.
JanLC over 10 years ago
We’re already there in Henderson. The cops are so corrupt that the citizens are afraid of them.
masnadies over 10 years ago
My daughter had a wonderful first day! Her teacher was pleased at what she knew and how she behaved, and she, in turn, loved the teacher and most of what they did all day.
I know there must be some terrible teachers out there, but I’ve only met one semi-ineffectual teacher in my 21 years of school (K-grad), and all 9 teachers my kids have had have been excellent and dedicated. My guess is that most people who complain (1) are really angry at the politicians who decide what is taught, (2) want someone to blame for kids not learning (hint: it’s us!), or (3) are generalising based on bad experiences of their own.
The idea that a teacher would just sit around all day for her $30,000 salary (NC, they get 6-8 weeks vacation in the Summer, not 3 months), is absurd.
The only parts about education that I truly dislike are: the better neighbourhoods getting the better teachers, equipment, and PTO help, and the politicians bringing in too many high-stakes standardised tests. The teachers, (in our case) the administrators, and at least the younger/elementary students are all superb!