Yesterday was Loz's birthday. Neither of us were in a position to do do much as regards celebration because of being just two in the group. We just sang birthday song for him and in the afternoon I made his birthday crown with the help of other children. He had baked muffins in his baking workshop which served as the birthday snack.
Mrn called to wish him happy birthday which was obviously diplomatic of her. Jnn didn't bother to do any such thing.
This whole week the group has done extremely well. No mishaps...no complaints...not even those tit bits of accidents that punctuate a kindergarten life such as, falling, hurting, fighting or wetting.
There's a girl in our group who is since three months on potty training. She forgets to go to toilet and wets herself - sometimes three or four or more times a day. Jnn has professionally learnt health education but is totally void of basics such as these. Yes, of course, ignorance is not a crime, but if one is ignorant and brags of being an expert it certainly is a bit of a crime; even more so when such a person even starts accusing other better workers of being something like fools. Jnn had never been able to devise a solution for this situation on her own, her greatest feat being correctly dressing or changing the children. She would grow irritated but still change them a hundred times if needed, without trying to solve the situation. This is hardly the way to train a child.
When left on my own in the group, I just took simple steps to ensure that she didn't forget to go to toilet and devised a reward program which was just drawing a star on the back of her palm. In the last five days this girl hasn't wet herself a single time. Today her parents came to me and were so happy with this. They have started a similar program with her elder brother (in yellow group) who is on potty training since more than a year and a half and still regularly wets himself leading his teachers to believe that he must be lacking sensation in his lower body. Talk about experts!!!
And soon the last day of the week drew to its end too. This was, without a doubt, my happiest week in this kindergarten. And not surprisingly for Loz too. He too admitted that he has been very happy this week, the way he hadn't been since a long long time. "I actually enjoyed myself so much this week; I worked totally carefree and happy without any stress or tensions even though we were just two in the group."
I have warned him to take care of certain things when he is around Jnn or Mrn, for example not lingering extra on his breaks tidying up the room properly and especially noting down his activities or other self related information in our daily register so no one, not even Jnn could say he didn't do so and so thing.
Mrn and Jnn both will be back on Monday. Loz himself will be on leave on Monday and Tuesday and will be back on Wednesday.
How I'm dreading Jnn's and Mrn's return! They both are such big 'kill-joys', such wet blankets....
Mrn called to wish him happy birthday which was obviously diplomatic of her. Jnn didn't bother to do any such thing.
This whole week the group has done extremely well. No mishaps...no complaints...not even those tit bits of accidents that punctuate a kindergarten life such as, falling, hurting, fighting or wetting.
There's a girl in our group who is since three months on potty training. She forgets to go to toilet and wets herself - sometimes three or four or more times a day. Jnn has professionally learnt health education but is totally void of basics such as these. Yes, of course, ignorance is not a crime, but if one is ignorant and brags of being an expert it certainly is a bit of a crime; even more so when such a person even starts accusing other better workers of being something like fools. Jnn had never been able to devise a solution for this situation on her own, her greatest feat being correctly dressing or changing the children. She would grow irritated but still change them a hundred times if needed, without trying to solve the situation. This is hardly the way to train a child.
When left on my own in the group, I just took simple steps to ensure that she didn't forget to go to toilet and devised a reward program which was just drawing a star on the back of her palm. In the last five days this girl hasn't wet herself a single time. Today her parents came to me and were so happy with this. They have started a similar program with her elder brother (in yellow group) who is on potty training since more than a year and a half and still regularly wets himself leading his teachers to believe that he must be lacking sensation in his lower body. Talk about experts!!!
And soon the last day of the week drew to its end too. This was, without a doubt, my happiest week in this kindergarten. And not surprisingly for Loz too. He too admitted that he has been very happy this week, the way he hadn't been since a long long time. "I actually enjoyed myself so much this week; I worked totally carefree and happy without any stress or tensions even though we were just two in the group."
I have warned him to take care of certain things when he is around Jnn or Mrn, for example not lingering extra on his breaks tidying up the room properly and especially noting down his activities or other self related information in our daily register so no one, not even Jnn could say he didn't do so and so thing.
Mrn and Jnn both will be back on Monday. Loz himself will be on leave on Monday and Tuesday and will be back on Wednesday.
How I'm dreading Jnn's and Mrn's return! They both are such big 'kill-joys', such wet blankets....
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