End of the school year report
With school starting in only 11 days, (but who is counting?) this may sound like a weird topic, but the middle one missed the last day of her childcare because of a fever. I went to pick up her art work, and the teacher said to me some weird statements:
“All the children who are out today (6 had a virus) are very sensitive children (רגיש) that have difficulties with endings, that is why they are sick” Uh huh
“I haven’t liked a child like yours in a very long time…you will have many evaluations (ivchunim) with her, but just remember she is a very special child” Ummm…should we have been discussing this during the year? Exactly what problems does she have?
I can’t say I’ve particularly liked this teacher. She had a horrible tendency to tell the children if they did X then they would get a treat…but the treats never came. Her lack of follow through was horrible for these 4/5 year-olds.
She also said that she didn’t believe in “time-out,” but on more than one occasion I saw a child sitting away from the group for a period of time…what do you call that?
Anyway, we are done with her, and this coming year is with a very experienced pre-k (trom chova) teacher, about whom we have heard very good things. I just hope it is a good group of children.
I haven’t liked a child like yours in a very long time
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Comment by mother in israel — August 21, 2008 @ 11:33 pm
Everyone seems to have this virus–friends’ child, my child, your child….and my child has the fever/sore throat virus….I was warned that there is also a stomach-flu-like virus. Yofe. Who needs a summer virus? School will bring a whole new constellation of them….
Comment by aliyah06 — August 22, 2008 @ 1:42 pm
MIL: I saw that as a negative, but others say you can read that positively…. “לא אהבתי ילדה כמוה בזמן…”
Comment by Safranit — August 22, 2008 @ 3:52 pm
Everyone’s a therapist. What we have to do to protect our children from the smarter teachers.
I found you at Mothers in Israel. Keep writing! You don’t have to clean up anything. So Jewish, though, isn’t it?
Comment by therapydoc — August 22, 2008 @ 4:51 pm