chorus of screaming

[metaphortunate]

The Junebug's daycare, I swear to God. I mean, I love them. They're great. But they send home this twice-yearly evaluation of how the baby is doing, and it features statements like "The Junebug has been working on his body coordination and balance, and has been using his oral senses to learn about objects and their textures." Translation: the Junebug has been running around picking up things and stuffing them in his mouth. I mean, yay! Developmentally appropriate! Incidentally adorable! But come on. Most days they also do write-ups of what the kids did that day, with pictures, which is adorable and provides a nice afternoon mental break. One time it included "In the afternoon, the children spontaneously gathered by the window on their own to have a chorus of screaming..." Wow, yes, that is one amazing example of independent group organization amongst toddlers there, and dear preschool teacher, I do not even know if that means I should offer you any Xanax I might have somewhere left over from grad school, or if it's a sign that you're aaaaaall good.

Comments

[thistleingrey]

Seriously. My daughter does attend a university-affiliated daycare, but fortunately only the parents overthink this stuff; the teachers are smart and savvy but write things like "$Name went on a rain walk and held hands to help $OtherName practice walking."

[jae]

Just to be clear: I have nothing against academicspeak! I'm a proffie myself and use it in my own work. I even think there's a time and a place for academicspeak about young children and their development. But I do think there's a time and place for it, and I'm not quite convinced this is one of them. :)

-J

[thistleingrey]

Oh, agreed! I too have had it trained into me; as you say, there's a time and place.