https://padlet.com/mekaosterhoudt/znv7p96xy0qq Made with a warm hug en-us 2016-11-07 19:40:07 UTC 2016-11-28 15:04:06 UTC hello@padlet.com mekaosterhoudt https://padlet.com/mekaosterhoudt/znv7p96xy0qq/wish/136364849 In the section where they were talking about Organizing The School Day, I thought it was interesting how they talked about snack, recess and lunch. As an adult, if I haven't eaten in a while or didn't get a good breakfast, a lot of times, I feel tired ad the morning drags on. with such a busy schedule I often don't have time to "snack". I can relate to how the students must feel - especially when there isn't time set aside. ]]> 2016-11-09 12:43:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mekaosterhoudt/znv7p96xy0qq/wish/136364849 mekaosterhoudt https://padlet.com/mekaosterhoudt/znv7p96xy0qq/wish/136365642 Diversity, Diversity Diversity. There was a great deal discussed on how "undiverse" many of our schools are. I can 
honestly say that there are students of different ethnic, or religious backgrounds that I have no idea about. I really felt that the section on learning about children's home cultures is really important. It was eye opening because often I am unaware of what their "outside of school" life is really like. I thought that it was very interesting to read about the backgrounds and "thought" processes of the different ethnic groups mentioned (African America, Latino and Hispanic.)]]> 2016-11-09 12:45:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mekaosterhoudt/znv7p96xy0qq/wish/136365642 mekaosterhoudt https://padlet.com/mekaosterhoudt/znv7p96xy0qq/wish/136374507 When I read the section on retention it really "struck a nerve." Although I do understand much of what the author is saying, I also would like to see more schools consider looking at retention in kindergarten or first grade. Maybe the creation of a classroom of K-1 students (multi-age) that aren't really ready for 1st but are "moving on." I look at what it does to students who have been aloud to develop bad work habits, or parents who aren't given the right strategies to help their children. It's a snowball affect, and by the time they get to 4th or 5th grade they are behind, and have large gaps in their learning and in their socialization with other students. ]]> 2016-11-09 13:18:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mekaosterhoudt/znv7p96xy0qq/wish/136374507 mekaosterhoudt https://padlet.com/mekaosterhoudt/znv7p96xy0qq/wish/139112146 New education trends..."do not bode well for children. They do not educate the whole child, support well-rounded growth, or inspire children's excitement for learning and they seem to add undue stress for students and teachers." It would seem like the people who are creating educational policies and standards, curriculum and guidelines would focus more on children's proper development, however, that really isn't the case. Often times I find that the things that I am suppose to teach, in the amount of time at a certain level are inappropriate for the children's developmental abilities. ]]> 2016-11-21 15:01:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mekaosterhoudt/znv7p96xy0qq/wish/139112146 mekaosterhoudt https://padlet.com/mekaosterhoudt/znv7p96xy0qq/wish/139128491 "Lack of snack contributes to poor attention, concentration and attitude..." p.15]]> 2016-11-21 15:42:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mekaosterhoudt/znv7p96xy0qq/wish/139128491 mekaosterhoudt https://padlet.com/mekaosterhoudt/znv7p96xy0qq/wish/139129070 The sections on both 9-year-olds an -year-olds in the classroom seemed to be spot on! I was shocked at how accurately these sections described almost ALL the students in my classroom.]]> 2016-11-21 15:44:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mekaosterhoudt/znv7p96xy0qq/wish/139129070 mekaosterhoudt https://padlet.com/mekaosterhoudt/znv7p96xy0qq/wish/139129631 After reading about the age group that I teach everyday, I decided to read the 13-year-old section because that is how old my daughter is. It was very eye opening. I have worked with 9 and 10 year olds for 15 years, but I only have 1 child to go through all these stages. It was amazing to see what types of things were "normal" for her age and almost what types of things I could expect.]]> 2016-11-21 15:45:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mekaosterhoudt/znv7p96xy0qq/wish/139129631