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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was in for a conference at my DC new preschool today. I noticed that the kids teachers (and this is of a young 3s class) all talking together on the playgrounds while all the kids ran around on a fairly big playground. Is this normal? I dont want to over react but I expected my teachers of my very young preschooler to be actively playing with the children and not standing to the side chatting to the each other. I send my child to preschool so they're taught how to engage socially with other kids. If i wanted them to play alone, i would have a nanny.[/quote]
Seriously? You don't want the teachers to have a break at All during the day?
Of course they stand around talking. Recess time is the children's free time. You can't expect the teachers to be
'Interacting' with them all day long[/quote]

I am a teacher in a well known DC preschool and I will tell you that when you are with the childre. It is necessary for you to be on duty.  What does that mean?  It means bei g with the children and bei g responsible for them.  Free time is whe. You are not responsible for the  children.   [b]I don't understand not watching  chilren on th playground[/b].   It is part of the job.[/quote]

I think there's a difference between not watching, and being observant but not actively engaging which is what was upsetting OP.

IME at our DD's preschool, the teachers are fairly dispersed across the playground although it's not unusual to see one or two talking occasionally.  One is always by the swings for safety and to give pushes.  Kids who want to engage the teachers come up and talk with them or sit while teachers put braids in their hair or something.  Otherwise, it's up to the kids to play across the wide variety of playground equipment, sand box and so on.  Free play.  What my child would be doing if she didn't have to be at school all day.  SO important.[/quote]

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