Dear Awful Daycare Center; - Page 2

[blizzard_babe]

Originally Posted by Dingletwitz

Yeah, the dialect thing--I'm from way up nort where people have tree trees in da yard, and'll tell you all aboat dat.

I'm from Wisconsin (smack-dab-Central Wisconsinite with an unpronounceable Polish last name... yeah, I'm a bit of a stereotype), and you just made me think of home .

My office mate (also from WI) and I will sometimes just start going off in really exaggerated Wisconsin yahoo accents and it amuses our Southern office-neighbor to no end. "Next time someone calls me a Southern redneck, I'm sending them here to talk to you two." That we both have our Master's means nothing when it comes to pronunciation. You can take the 'Sconnie out of the girl...

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[EdnaMarie]

Does everyone think reading programs are a bad idea in daycare??

I think it's inappropriate to have reading programs for children aged three and four, because few children are ready to make those symbolic connections at that age, so it just drags out reading, and can make it seem mysterious. When introduced at an appropriate age, letters and numbers "click" quickly and more kids can enjoy. Some kids just do not have the brain development at that early age to do reading stuff.

Now, reading TO- that's different. I suppose I had in my head a standard "pre-literacy skills" program that focussed a lot on these specific skills.

That was probably over-assuming on my part. I love it when my children are read to. I hate it when they (or other children) are quizzed. Except for a specific set of children, this is not enjoyable for the child.

[Dingletwitz]

Originally Posted by blizzard_babe

I'm from Wisconsin (smack-dab-Central Wisconsinite with an unpronounceable Polish last name... yeah, I'm a bit of a stereotype), and you just made me think of home .

My office mate (also from WI) and I will sometimes just start going off in really exaggerated Wisconsin yahoo accents and it amuses our Southern office-neighbor to no end. "Next time someone calls me a Southern redneck, I'm sending them here to talk to you two." That we both have our Master's means nothing when it comes to pronunciation. You can take the 'Sconnie out of the girl...

/random thread derailment

I'm laughing so hard! When I'm tired, the yoop can come out of me like crazy but I do make a conscious effort here in the south (wisconsin) to keep it low-key :-). Even though I've lived everywhere and only recently returned, all I need is one yooper to start talking and there it is, right back. And let's be honest, yooptalk is freaking silly (but still grammatically correct, most times).

[blizzard_babe]

Originally Posted by Dingletwitz

I'm laughing so hard! When I'm tired, the yoop can come out of me like crazy but I do make a conscious effort here in the south (wisconsin) to keep it low-key :-). Even though I've lived everywhere and only recently returned, all I need is one yooper to start talking and there it is, right back. And let's be honest, yooptalk is freaking silly (but still grammatically correct, most times).

It's a very special set of pronunciation rules.

[rabbitmum]

It sounds horrible, and I wouldn't hesitate to pull her out. Bad food, negative atmosphere, sitting at desks, reading program, green/yellow/red cards, waiting and queues - all completely unacceptable in my book, and just one of these factors would have been enough for me. You are NOT being picky!

I don't know about the grammar since I'm not from the US, but I wouldn't like to have my child in a kindergarten where there wasn't a majority of teachers speaking close to grammatically correct language. As for cultural diversity I get the impression on these forums that this is a concern for many parents in the US. I wouldn't worry about it at all myself. I don't think the children really notice. They will meet people from different cultures later at school, or in the neighbourhood, anyway.

[cchrissyy]

I'd pull her immediately, as it sounds like you will, and then YES write a letter, especially to people higher on the food chain than the classroom teachers. Somebody needs to redesign the program and rehire.