[blparent] [parent] kindergarten

Sun Sep 9 13:48:13 UTC 2018

There was an kind of sneak peek day with lots of noiz and hundrads of parents and students  and loud talk when you just saying Hi to the teachers and that sort of things.
 I went many times to my child preschool and just set with all kids on a floor durring story time for few minutes or wonder around handling toys and chatting with kids,  while there I could hear as teachers talked with the kids, the way they direct them to do something, the way they fix argues between kids  and so on.
I knew how my child day  was structured in reality not just on a planning sheet of paper. And I just eazily asked teachers if I could stay there in the room for like few minutes or not asked at all it was absolutely fine and encouraged to do so.

So I wanted just drop in to my child's kinder garten class, may be doing some helping work durring class. I did not go to kindergarten myself and got an education in different system so i'm  a little beyond of what others may think as obvious things. 

I've got lots of great ideas about my visit to the school from the list, thank you  very much  all.

From: Veronica Martinez via BlParent
Sent: Sunday, September 9, 2018 2:44 AM
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Cc: Veronica Martinez
Subject: Re: [blparent] [parent] kindergarten

hello, have you had a chance to talk with the teacher before school started? I got to meet my sons teacher during school orientation, the week before school started. I am going to go to his class in October, and read to the kids, and give them each a card with their name on it. That might be something you can do. 
Veronica

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> On Sep 8, 2018, at 4:28 PM, Dianna Alley via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I respect my child's feelings and she is entitled to them, but will never
> stop teaching any child who wishes to learn even if she does not like it.  I
> will help her work on herself, and help her realize that being different is
> very much ok.  Everyone is different in their own way, Including the
> children who make pick on our kids for having us as parents.  To me that is
> bullying and the kids who pick on my child regarding my blindness and her
> having to deal with it will be dealt with as such.  Again, this is my
> opinion, and my way of handling my child and my life.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlParent <blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
> via BlParent
> Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2018 2:48 PM
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> Cc: Jo Elizabeth Pinto <jopinto at msn.com>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] kindergarten
> 
> It kind of depends on how your kid feels about it. My daughter started
> getting teased in the first grade about how she had to walk everywhere
> because her mom couldn't drive a car. So for the next three years, I did a
> quick little presentation about guide dogs for her class. They all got to
> ask questions and each kid got to give the dog a quick pat. Not only did it
> transform my kid from the strange girl who walked everywhere with her mom to
> the lucky one whose mom got to take her dog into stores and restaurants, but
> it also cut down on the curiosity disruption when I showed up with my dog
> for field day events and class parties and such. But starting in fourth
> grade, my daughter felt self-conscious and didn't want the presentation and
> question-and-answer session anymore. It made her stand out as different, and
> at nine years old, that had become severely taboo. So I quit doing it.
> Educating about blindness and service dogs, to me, was not as important as
> respecting my daughter's feelings.
> 
> 
> Jo Elizabeth Pinto
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlParent <blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Rob Kaiser via
> BlParent
> Sent: Friday, September 7, 2018 3:26 PM
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> Cc: Rob Kaiser <rcubfank at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] kindergarten
> 
> Also, to the person who has a 15 yearold & doesn't think they need or would
> want to go to their teacher, Several years ago, when I was teaching voice
> lessons @ Glenbrook North, Highschool, 1 of the English classes was reading
> the Miricle Worker. The English teacher asked me to come in & speek to that
> class. I actually wound up speaking to several classes that day. It's always
> important to continue to educate about blindness.
> 
> 
> Rob Kaiser Email;
> rcubfank at sbcglobal.net
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlParent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jo
> Elizabeth Pinto via BlParent
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> Cc: Jo Elizabeth Pinto <jopinto at msn.com>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] kindergarten
> 
> I don't think I'd "just tell the teacher" anything. You might ask the
> teacher if the kids will be talking about the five senses, which is a common
> discussion for kindergartners, or about their names, which is another
> typical subject. If they are, you could offer to come in and do a short--ten
> to fifteen minutes, at most, because of attention spans of
> five-year-olds--talk about blindness or braille that relates to the five
> senses or bring in braille cards with the names of the kids on them for a
> bulletin board. You could offer to bring in a print/braille book and read
> it, then pass it around. You could offer to bring in paper bags with
> different things in them like socks, pinto beans, quarters, pebbles--stapled
> closed--and have the kids shut their eyes, feel the bags, and guess what's
> inside. It's an activity about using their sense of touch instead of sight.
> There are lots of ideas, but you need to collaborate with the teacher and
> not just barge in. And you need to make sure your kid is on board and not
> feeling like a zoo exhibit. It's awkward for some kids and fun for others,
> depending on their personalities.
> 
> 
> Jo Elizabeth Pinto
> 
> "The Bright Side of Darkness"
> Is my award-winning novel,
> Available in Kindle, audio, and paperback formats.
> http://www.amazon.com/author/jepinto
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlParent <blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Rob Kaiser via
> BlParent
> Sent: Friday, September 7, 2018 10:36 AM
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] kindergarten
> 
> Kindr is quite young, but I would think that the children would appreciate
> Braille letters & perhaps any other working tools that you could take with
> you. Just tell the teacher you would like to come in & do a short
> presentation to the class. 
> 
> 
> Rob Kaiser Email;
> rcubfank at sbcglobal.net
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlParent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tatyana via
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> Sent: Friday, September 7, 2018 8:27 AM
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> Cc: Tatyana <tagriru at gmail.com>
> Subject: [blparent] kindergarten
> 
> Hi,
> my son just started a kindergarten this week. I would like to come to his
> class just to get an impression about the teacher and the class  stracture
> and so on. what should I say to the teacher, that I would like to come? Of
> corse I can't say I want to see your work with kids and how you
> communicating with kids.  So I'm just asking about nice and polite way to
> say that.
> 
> And second thing, I just thought that would be interesting for all, I
> believe, if I came with short presentation about Braille. If someone did
> that with kindergarteners and would share it here would be great, just
> outline the information  I could present  to the kids and some activities I
> might bring.  I think the kids would  be intrigued with so cool letters as
> Braille.
> 
> Thank you all.
> 
> Tatyana
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