Trudy's Yardstick Padlet by https://padlet.com/pruiksmat/9zk8htg90rlp Spring 2017 en-us 2017-04-12 18:00:29 UTC 2017-05-12 18:06:40 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Dootheets.png ? P.15 I wonder if we could have the food service directors in each building provide a snack tray for each classroom each day. Imagine having a tray filled with pretzels, fruit slices or veggies sitting in the corner of every classroom in our district. When I taught in a multi-age classroom years ago, we provided carrot sticks for our students every day. Families took turns providing them on a rotating basis. It was a rather affluent community, so this worked well. I am not so sure I see it being so successful here. However, I think it would be awesome to have the district get on board. pruiksmat https://padlet.com/pruiksmat/9zk8htg90rlp/wish/166255013 2017-04-13 14:18:48 UTC https://padlet.com/pruiksmat/9zk8htg90rlp/wish/166255013 T-S P. 21 As a mom of two adolescent boys, I can totally understand the point being made about sleep schedules impacting learning. "Sleep research in recent years has shown that adolescents do better when allowed to follow their natural circadian rhythms of sleeping later and staying up later." I wonder if the district has ever considered a staggered start time that would allow our middle school and high school students to start their school day an hour later. Knowing that many of our district decisions are made in honor of budgetary concerns, I am not optimistic that something like this would ever become a reality. We can only hope and wish for changes such as this! pruiksmat https://padlet.com/pruiksmat/9zk8htg90rlp/wish/166257518 2017-04-13 14:28:15 UTC https://padlet.com/pruiksmat/9zk8htg90rlp/wish/166257518 T-W pruiksmat https://padlet.com/pruiksmat/9zk8htg90rlp/wish/171546658 P. 49
I feel like the child center I sent my boys to had it right!  When my boys were 4 years old, they certainly were given many opportunities to act our stories, manipulate clay, paintbrushes, finger paints and building blocks.  Outdoor play was also a large part of their day.  ]]> 2017-05-12 17:31:17 UTC https://padlet.com/pruiksmat/9zk8htg90rlp/wish/171546658 LOL pruiksmat https://padlet.com/pruiksmat/9zk8htg90rlp/wish/171547370 p. 57
I remember way back when I started teaching here at CRCS in 1995, several kindergarten teachers questioned the developmental appropriateness of the curriculum.  I cannot help but wonder what they would say now.  I bet they feel that they have been blessed with retirement.]]> 2017-05-12 17:34:04 UTC https://padlet.com/pruiksmat/9zk8htg90rlp/wish/171547370 ! pruiksmat https://padlet.com/pruiksmat/9zk8htg90rlp/wish/171547872 P. 75
I was bit offended by a statement written in this section.  I would argue against the following statement: "understanding of young children's needs in the classroom seems lacking in today's standards-driven educational climate."  That may be true in some state ed office cubicals, but I would argure that it is not true in the trenches. ]]> 2017-05-12 17:36:11 UTC https://padlet.com/pruiksmat/9zk8htg90rlp/wish/171547872 T-S pruiksmat https://padlet.com/pruiksmat/9zk8htg90rlp/wish/171549477 P. 86
I remember those days.  The one one day and off the next days of the seven year olds.  What a roller coaster of a ride it was.]]> 2017-05-12 17:42:56 UTC https://padlet.com/pruiksmat/9zk8htg90rlp/wish/171549477 ? pruiksmat https://padlet.com/pruiksmat/9zk8htg90rlp/wish/171550072 P. 97
How do second and third grade teachers "harness that eight-year-old energy and give it some direction and focus" without totally squashing it?  Seems like a daunting task if done well.]]> 2017-05-12 17:45:44 UTC https://padlet.com/pruiksmat/9zk8htg90rlp/wish/171550072 * pruiksmat https://padlet.com/pruiksmat/9zk8htg90rlp/wish/171551179 P. 108
This is important to remember because we could easily fault our children for reverting back to an earlier developmental stage.  Why? Why?  How come? Because...the nine year old "is struggling with the cognitive task of understanding ethical behavior at a new level."]]> 2017-05-12 17:49:30 UTC https://padlet.com/pruiksmat/9zk8htg90rlp/wish/171551179 ? pruiksmat https://padlet.com/pruiksmat/9zk8htg90rlp/wish/171552360 P. 120
The good old days of class plays and reader's theater.  Where have they gone?  Why have the disappeared?  The 10 year olds would love us to reconsider.

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I cannot relate...thankfully.  After reading "It's common for eleven-year-olds to question many of the adult judgement..."  I feel very thankful that I do not deal with this on a regular basis.  Maybe they save that for the core teachers.]]> 2017-05-12 17:57:15 UTC https://padlet.com/pruiksmat/9zk8htg90rlp/wish/171553068 LOL pruiksmat https://padlet.com/pruiksmat/9zk8htg90rlp/wish/171553624 P. 143
Haha.  "The perfect environment and program for early adolescence."  This makes me chuckle, but I wish more than anything that we could get it right.]]> 2017-05-12 17:59:23 UTC https://padlet.com/pruiksmat/9zk8htg90rlp/wish/171553624 T-S pruiksmat https://padlet.com/pruiksmat/9zk8htg90rlp/wish/171554390 P. 156
My own boys are now 17 and 16 years old.  Neither one of them has ever spent much time in their bedrooms, other than to sleep.  Honestly, I am very happy with that.  But, I am wondering why they never went through that developmental stage.  Maybe they did and I missed it.]]> 2017-05-12 18:02:21 UTC https://padlet.com/pruiksmat/9zk8htg90rlp/wish/171554390 LOL pruiksmat https://padlet.com/pruiksmat/9zk8htg90rlp/wish/171554956 P. 167

My boys may have missed the bedroom stage, but they certainly did not miss the mirror stage!!!  Talk about hours in front of the mirror.  I don't spend that much time in front of the mirror getting ready for work in the mornings.]]> 2017-05-12 18:04:38 UTC https://padlet.com/pruiksmat/9zk8htg90rlp/wish/171554956