#i strongly prefer this hands off approach with my own students bc these kids NEED TO TALK TO EACHOTHER AND NOT JUST ADULTS | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

swagging-back-to · 17 hours ago

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i dont get why people who watch kids are expected to watch them 24/7 by parents who barely watch them for 7 minutes.

i think babysitters should be allowed to sit in the other room while the kids entertain themselves. teachers should be able to sit in the corner doing paperwork while the kids do their thing.

as long as there is an adult present and at least partially attentive to whats happening i truly do not see what the difference is to the parents being there.

oh wait it's just that a lot of parents refuse to admit any fault in themselves and hold everyone else to extremely high standards so they have someone to blame their child's failings on :)

#it's always people who interact with kids 0% of the time who expect you to be right up the kids ass the entire time #no one wants that. literally no one wants that.#there doesnt always need to be a structured activity.#there doesnt always need to be intense adult-child conversation.#again. as long as theres an adult there i think it's more than okay #------------------------------------------------#i strongly prefer this hands off approach with my own students bc these kids NEED TO TALK TO EACHOTHER AND NOT JUST ADULTS #they only socialize with adults online. they only see adult youtubers. they only truly sit and do activities with adults.#there really arent any group activities anymore and when there are... it's so obvious these kids dont know how to act around other humans #especially peers #they truly do not know how to treat someone as an equal and constantly talk down to eachother like how adults talk to kids #theyre constantly trying to prove their maturity and to insult anyone who clings to childhood #they need to know how to use their imaginations on their own #how to work through problems on their own #i have kids asking the most basic of questions which is why i firmly believe stupid questions DO exist #they will ask 'where is the bright orange paper' as you are holding the bright orange paper right in front of their faces #because they refuse and dont know how to actually look around and think about things for themselves #because teachers are constantly pressured into walking through eveeeerrryyything. constantly holding their hand.#yu think im joking about the paper thing but i experience that question AN UNCOUNTABLE AMOUNT OF TIMES in just a single day #every single fucking day #it's to the point i DO NOT TELL THEM ANYMORE. i say 'actually look around. use context clues. think about what you're asking before you ask #and agin... it's all because people who watch kids are expected to hold their hands through every single thing #when you dont let a kid develop any skills on their own they do not develop skills. period.#since i've started doing this the amount of kids needing their hand held has actually diminished. lots of kids learned how to tie shoes #they learned to read a clock #they learned how to read and write #they learned to say thank you and please and be mindful of their area and the people around them #all because i MADE them do it. i didnt just give them the answer or coddle them.#it's still very bad but it isnt AS bad. obv theres only so much i can do when their other teachers; daycare workers; and babysitters #all treat them like inept idiots.

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