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[quote=Anonymous]It's true. The feedback we get and the comments the kids are given at school are all about behavior. Are they told to do this at teacher training for MCPS or something?
 
I do feel bad for my squirmy DD since she told me she feels "stupid" because she is always being called out, "Sit still, Larla." "Lara, shhh." "Larla you left your glue uncapped." "Larla, you are not making a straight line." There has been no comment on the fact that DD is very curious and excited about learning, reads and writes well and can do pretty advanced math for her age. I do think behavior should be the No. 1 most important thing in K but not like this when it is hurting kids' feelings and grouping them into "good" and "bad" kids the way OP describes.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did we not just start the school year?  My DD is in K and there have been no awards given.  How would they even know who to give awards to at this point.  Op you can't handle the competition and you are the one creating the competition![/quote]

OP here.  Yes, just started. And awards in K is ridiculous.  WTF?  So you see the kids just started and they're already creating competition and segregating kids into the good ones and bad ones.  I know there is at least one "bad" boy in class who is in time-out all the time.  So we just started and there are already the teacher's favorites and teacher's least favorites.

And EVERYTHING is about behavior. All the criticism and praise are about behavior, nothing else. They get stickers and gifts for good behavior, reprimanded for any minor thing, talking at lunch break, for example.  Again, WTF?  Reward them for being curious, for trying hard, for being creative, for meaningful things, not for holding their hands behind their backs.
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