tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post1176662509024905471..comments2024-03-26T07:07:14.304-07:00Comments on Teacher Tom: "It's Not My School, It's Your School"Teacher Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-29033518272275231272011-10-18T01:28:07.696-07:002011-10-18T01:28:07.696-07:00Love this post!!! Thank you. I'll try to remem...Love this post!!! Thank you. I'll try to remember it! <br />Recently, I talked to a Waldorf teacher and she told me about their clean-up time: she would ask: "Who is going to be a truck and load all the small blocks and take them to the container? Who is going to be a big fish and catch up all those small fish under the table? etc. And most kids participate!Vera@Make and Playhttp://www.make-and-play.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-43687918415054223842011-10-17T19:28:06.565-07:002011-10-17T19:28:06.565-07:00I also enjoyed this post for several reasons. I li...I also enjoyed this post for several reasons. I like that you focus on cleanup as a community building activity, and have one big cleanup most days.Moving heavy furniture always seem to be a favourite activity with young children, I think. <br /><br />I also like that you allow ample time for cleanup, and as well that you make it fun with silly songs. This makes it apart of play, rather than an onerous task.<br /><br />Well, thanks Tom. I really enjoy your posts, as they give me inspiration, which I've been needing this fall.Mullin Avenue Workshophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09489785153205822301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-12405367183515627262011-10-17T18:25:32.920-07:002011-10-17T18:25:32.920-07:00I wanted to highlight this important statement you...I wanted to highlight this important statement you made :<br />This isn't about obedience, it's about allowing children to make their own choices, then verbally noticing when they take action to care for their own school.<br />In some ways, being a co-op, it can be a bigger challenge since in many families, cleaning up might not be a part of their daily existence. As we all know, it's so much easier to do it for a child-so parents often do. Or some children just have an environment where things can be left out.<br />No judgement here, just saying that you not only are facilitating this practice with your children, but you are facilitating your parents in following your lead.<br />Important work. It's bigger than your pre-K. It's about owning and caring for your community.<br />Wonderful post about a less then exciting subject. So glad you tackled clean up.Marla McLean, Atelieristahttp://atelier.schoolwithinschool.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-170289629168323912011-10-17T16:51:04.512-07:002011-10-17T16:51:04.512-07:00Human being do not like to be TOLD what to do! How...Human being do not like to be TOLD what to do! How true and this applies to adults as well as children. We all have different standards and what one child considers tidy enough might not meet the exacting standards of another - or the adult! Just think of different homes - I have friends whose homes look as if nobody lives in them and others whose homes are very much lived in - both are tidy by acceptable standards to their occupants. It is about compromise and celebrating that we are all different with different strengths that need to be acknowledged and tolerance levels adjusted.Niki Buchanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14035546728142480595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-14035244355753070032011-10-17T13:27:02.123-07:002011-10-17T13:27:02.123-07:00Enjoyed reading this post - for the past 3 years I...Enjoyed reading this post - for the past 3 years I have used the whole of first term to 'teach' tidying -up, so 13 children at a time help to tidy either inside or outside with the adults. Before we used to try & tidy up 26 children at a time, and always found the odd few who managed to avoid it everytime! I am glad that someone else stresses that it's their school. I also find mentioning younger siblings who are yet to come helps children be more careful wih resources. Thanks for this post.Kierna Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14596808181242404873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-64430797260972447612011-10-17T12:19:44.286-07:002011-10-17T12:19:44.286-07:00Hi! My name is Amelia Bumpers and I am an EDM310 s...Hi! My name is Amelia Bumpers and I am an EDM310 student at the University of South Alabama. I really enjoyed this blog post! I think your clean-up method is great! Instead of having to tell students "pick this up" or "put that on the shelf", you make it fun for them. I will definitely keep this in mind when I become a teacher in a few years. Thanks for the wonderful post!Amelia Bumpershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14589896834951104203noreply@blogger.com