tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post7094737423349794302..comments2024-03-26T07:07:14.304-07:00Comments on Teacher Tom: Using Just The Right AmountTeacher Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-73333199217162500692014-10-23T10:08:49.827-07:002014-10-23T10:08:49.827-07:00Thanks Teacher Tom, for saying out loud what I kep...Thanks Teacher Tom, for saying out loud what I kept quiet when I saw providers "pulling their own hair" full of stress when a child took some more playdough than the quarter size that had been put on to his plate. Then later going crazy because another child was using a marker with "too much force against the paper and that was destroying the marker" Then I made the goal of recycle and upcycle material so I could use the moneys to have a bunch of colors and glue and playdough and google eyes for the children and no worry for the too much. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-46818034415872999562014-10-23T04:26:17.301-07:002014-10-23T04:26:17.301-07:00Tape holds the same fascination, doesn't it? ...Tape holds the same fascination, doesn't it? If I were a parent looking for a school, I would look to see how the teachers approach glue, tape, and paint. Much would be revealed about their values. Robin DeLamaternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-79108912533844831232014-10-22T17:37:34.631-07:002014-10-22T17:37:34.631-07:00I agree with the philosophy of glue. Besides whic...I agree with the philosophy of glue. Besides which, it is so satisfying and beneficial for kids to do that heavy proprioceptive work of squeezing. <br /> I feel differently when it comes to the abundance of materials found in a lot of preschool classrooms. Too many of a lot of things: Blocks, dress-up clothes, doo-dads. It is an art to provide just the right amount of open-ended materials, without overwhelming the kids so that the "things" lose their value.<br />EileenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-83408463219081862902014-10-22T12:56:44.237-07:002014-10-22T12:56:44.237-07:00Love, love, love!Love, love, love!Erickahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02973916424175396671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-73583112599555512852014-10-22T10:15:53.243-07:002014-10-22T10:15:53.243-07:00I view glue use the same way!! A former director o...I view glue use the same way!! A former director of mine once said she never knew a teacher who went through so much glue until she met me. I have heard other teachers say "That's too much!" I have to reply "How does he know that if he doesn't experience 'too much' for himself?"Donnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-88623259683615495412014-10-22T08:35:18.955-07:002014-10-22T08:35:18.955-07:00This made me laugh Tom, we've just had a morni...This made me laugh Tom, we've just had a morning where the glue, googly eyes and scraps were just as liberally used. And I agree, an environment were these things were monitored and limited according to adult ideas would be no fun at all - for anyone!Brendanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-73311070716638995532014-10-22T06:53:37.313-07:002014-10-22T06:53:37.313-07:00I LOVE this post. Spot on. I feel like this is a...I LOVE this post. Spot on. I feel like this is a crucial step in learning self regulation. If the child is never allowed to learn what happens when there is too much, how will they learn to regulate when enough is enough?Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776758658176619884noreply@blogger.com