To the Parents from the heart of the teacher
Dear Parents,
I have been receiving comments that your child plays too much, not confident,
cannot do this and that.
Please don’t worry if your child plays too much. It is part of the developmental tasks of each individual, meaning, meaning, children MUST play. A healthy child loves to play. Worry if your child doesn’t play because it means that he or she is not healthy in all aspect. Kindergarten kids are too young to “seriously” study. It may give a bad effect for them in the future if they are not satisfied playing as young kids. As kindergarten, kids are expected to learn only the basics in reading, writing, spelling, vocabulary (English), and math. They are more on exploring the world around them by looking carefully at every single thing at home and in school, touching and throwing things, smelling and tasting at the same time. Please, do not misinterpret these as naughty action of your kids. Please be patient with them because they are too young yet. Teachers understand that parents want their kids to be amazing, but parents forget that their kids ARE already amazing. Please do not set a standard for your young kids, for them to reach your own standard. Rather, know them as unique and special individuals: know their strengths and develop them, know their weakness and support them, know their individual needs that you may reach them and NOT THEM reaching you-for they will see the world according to what you show them. So, please dear parents, show them understanding and patience, and they will grow CONFIDENT and willing to give the best of what they really are.
Sincerely yours,
Teacher Donna