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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would breathe a sigh of relief that my active 2 year old could get some energy out without being overly penalized.  [/quote]

+100  kids need to play.  actually, learning how to roughhouse and plan, and then how to calm down and transition to the next activity is a useful skill for them.   [/quote]

I'm the "mayhem" teacher from earlier. I guess I don't see why a school should be responsible for helping children navigate this particular skill when it technically puts other kids in potential danger. Not necessarily the two who are play tussling, but the one who might get shoved over if they happen to be close by. Or what if they tussle on top of the play structure? They could push someone off inadvertently.  There are many MANY social, cognitive, fine, and gross motor skills that preschool teachers work on throughout the day. The amount of constant coaching, mediating, and instruction would surprise those who have never spent time in a preschool classroom. It is constant. Your children can learn how to roughhouse safely on their own territory with siblings or on play dates where there are a lower adult to kid ratio, and not at school where there are two teachers to 10-16 kids whose parents are paying us to, among other things, keep their child safe. [/quote]

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