Lee 1st Impressions

[Anonymous]

Yeah, intense. My child told me when kids are upset or crying his teacher tells them to put their hands on their hearts and take 3 deeeeeeep breaths. Alright now grown ups lets all try it together...

[Anonymous]

I'll take my hand on heart with ranch dressing and bacon

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'll take my hand on heart with ranch dressing and bacon

No quinoa?

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Anonymous wrote:I'll take my hand on heart with ranch dressing and bacon

I'm a vegetarian of more than twenty years but this thread is making me want to go out and get a double cheese burger with fries on a white bun. And a few more for my kittens classmates, who are probably starving.

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Anonymous wrote:Here's the problem with our city's messed up school system in a single thread: the most talked about new charter is being reviewed after two weeks of school, and all people give a flying f**k about is the food.

The food doesn't matter folks. How's the education? How are the teachers? What are the kids doing? What do they say about the days and their teachers and their friends? How is the school at communication? How are specials going, and what is outside time like? Is there homework?

Enough about the GD quinoa peppers already.

Sorry, but food is a big deal for my family. Much of my job as a parent is helping my kids get a great foundation in healthy food rather than in pizza and cheese based meals.

Academics or "education" for a 3 or 4 year old, I don't really care about. Remember when kids didn't even go to school till age 5 and then only 1/2 a day. Kids in the 70s did just fine academically.

I also care how kind and respectful the teachers and kids are, and so far my son has no complaints, though I've seen more raised voices (not yelling exactly) than I expected when I've been around I have a report that when kids don't listen they are sent to the principals office, but not sure if that is true

This surprises me, as I've barely heard anything louder than a whisper directed toward the kids. (I mean that literally - it seems to be a Montessori thing to talk very softly).

Finally, someone has gotten back to discussing something more meaningful. Was wondering if that comment about the raised voices would just slip by all the food-obsessed parents. I was surprised when I read this about the raised voices. In the three different Montessori schools I have visited (and DD attended one for four years), the teachers all speak very softly, even when a kid is acting up, so I bet this isn't true.

This is PP who posted about this. I've seen raised voices in the hallways and in the arts and craft aftercare room - telling kids to stop running, to stop on the stairs if they've gotten too far ahead, to come back, to put on their shoes, etc. My last school was so calm and gentle, so I noticed this as different. It isn't yelling, but it is the raised voice I use when I need my kids to comply. I am hoping that when everyone settles into the routine there will be less of it.

The people running before and aftercare aren't teachers, worth noting.

I'd use a firm voice if kids were running away too...

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They're not teachers? So far I've either seen teachers or assistants. Who else is there?

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Anonymous wrote:They're not teachers? So far I've either seen teachers or assistants. Who else is there?

The teachers are in their classrooms. Getting ready. I see teachers every day when walking to the cubbies.

I've seen some office folks, the special needs teacher, a floater/aide, the afterschool person...

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Anonymous wrote:I'll take my hand on heart with ranch dressing and bacon

I like bacon. Turkey bacon. Chicken bacon. Yummo.

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Anonymous wrote:They're not teachers? So far I've either seen teachers or assistants. Who else is there?

The teachers are in their classrooms. Getting ready. I see teachers every day when walking to the cubbies.

I've seen some office folks, the special needs teacher, a floater/aide, the afterschool person...

The assistants are teachers too (though not fully qualified Montessori, I think) and as far as I understand, they staff the aftercare, overseen by the "director of student enrichment" who is also a trained and experienced Montessori teacher, as is the principal - not just "office folks". so, yeah, they are teachers.

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Anonymous wrote:They're not teachers? So far I've either seen teachers or assistants. Who else is there?

The teachers are in their classrooms. Getting ready. I see teachers every day when walking to the cubbies.

I've seen some office folks, the special needs teacher, a floater/aide, the afterschool person...

The assistants are teachers too (though not fully qualified Montessori, I think) and as far as I understand, they staff the aftercare, overseen by the "director of student enrichment" who is also a trained and experienced Montessori teacher, as is the principal - not just "office folks". so, yeah, they are teachers.

Hi there, I can tell you none of the teachers assistants or otherwise are at before care except at the end to go to school but I don't know about aftercare. In the mornings I have definitely seen the woman who is downstairs in the office helping with before care. Don't know if that's temporary but yeah definitely one office person.

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Anonymous wrote:They're not teachers? So far I've either seen teachers or assistants. Who else is there?

The teachers are in their classrooms. Getting ready. I see teachers every day when walking to the cubbies.

I've seen some office folks, the special needs teacher, a floater/aide, the afterschool person...

The assistants are teachers too (though not fully qualified Montessori, I think) and as far as I understand, they staff the aftercare, overseen by the "director of student enrichment" who is also a trained and experienced Montessori teacher, as is the principal - not just "office folks". so, yeah, they are teachers.

Hi there, I can tell you none of the teachers assistants or otherwise are at before care except at the end to go to school but I don't know about aftercare. In the mornings I have definitely seen the woman who is downstairs in the office helping with before care. Don't know if that's temporary but yeah definitely one office person.

Sorry, I was talking about aftercare, rather than before care. But fyi several of the "office folks" ARE teachers. Not sure who you mean by the woman downstairs in the office. the Spanish teacher also helps with aftercare.

[Anonymous]

Yeah I think all the office staff that I've met have teaching backgrounds.

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah I think all the office staff that I've met have teaching backgrounds.

+1

[Anonymous]

Today my son schooled me on how to pronounce "quinoa". "It's 'keen-wah' not 'quin-oh-ah' Mom! It's delicious. My teachers can show you."

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah I think all the office staff that I've met have teaching backgrounds.

Two do not.