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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teacher here. I know this school, although I don’t teach there. This is a school with a lot of students who are under-achieving and have family stressors. When a teacher takes the time to teach a kid to tie their shoes, they are working on fine-motor skills, and are helping the child develop independence and a sense of mastery. These things matter to a child’s educational progress. Having an adult take a few moments with a child individually is key to that child attaching to the adult and the school, and learning to trust. This can only be a positive thing. I’ve helped so many kids with shoelaces over the years, that I think it should be part of undergraduate teacher training. [/quote]

I could hug you. Thank you.

mom of kid with developmental delays.[/quote]

That’s sweet and all but totally unrealistic in today’s educational environment. Fight the politicians, fight the school board, fight whomever you like, but teachers no longer have time for this level of “attachment” with all that we must manage. It’s nothing like the old days - behavior expectations were totally different then. If a teacher called your parents to say uoh misbehaved, your parents actually cared and did something about it. [/quote]

Well we drop kids off at kindergarten when they are 5!! Yes, they need some type of “ attachment”. Something is seriously lost when adults no longer realize that. [/quote]

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