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I have been very lucky with Mr 10
When he was around 3-4,
I noticed a slight change in him.
I would call out to him, but there would be no reply.
Being a first time mumma,
I thought that there maybe something wrong with his hearing.
(Hearing problems run in our family)
So i booked him in to be tested and i was told
"It was just his age, he was ignoring me".
After a 2nd and 3rd opinion
i finally gave up and thought i was just being paranoid
It wasn't untill he started kindergarten,
That his Teacher called me in for a meeting.
She said, "Ash would be told to do something, instead of saying, i can't hear you, or what did you say?
He would sing a little song or dance a little jig."
She went on to tell me about her grandson, The first signs they saw leading up to him needing grommets.
She gave me the name and number for the E.N.T specialist they seen.
Long story short..
Thanks to his Teacher, we caught his hearing problem early.
A few years later, grommets are out and his hearing is fine.
(Ash had 2 kindergarten teacher, the one he had for the first half of the year said he was disruptive in class, that she thought he wasn't ready to start school, she wanted to repeat him.)
It was Ash's year 2 teacher that discovered ash had a sight problem,
So thanks to his Teacher we now have that sorted..
Thank you Teachers!!
10 comments:
My daughter is only just in daycare, its het 3rd week, and i'm finding it very difficult to judge if her carer is any good since I only see her for snippets everyday. I guess you just have to hope. Your lucky you have found great teachers:)
@Blocks and Knocks I put my youngest in childcare (preschool) in march, i usually stay for about half an hour in the mornings, because my son wants me to but also so i can see whats going on around us.
I like to pick him up later in the afternoon when most kids have left, that way the teacher can actually have a full or almost full conversation with me, to let me know how my little guy went throughout the day..
What a blessing that teacher is!
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So nice to know there are teachers out there who really love their job and care about the children... I think that's what it comes down to - loving the job!I'm lucky my twins started Kindy this year and they both have (after ones elder, less patient, very over her job teacher retired at the end of last term)fairly young and enthusiastic teachers who seem to genuinely like my girls.
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Moodi Mumma
Love hearing about great teachers. Such a hard job.
Teachers rock!!
Interesting info about grommets. I've heard people talk about them for decades, but had no idea tgey were so small. How fascinating. So glad your guy is doing well.
His second teacher sounds like a wonderful teacher!
That is great that his second teacher took the time to notice instead of just grouping him with kids who are disruptive!! Teachers like that are such a blessing! Thanks for stopping by I am a new follower. :)
As far as the job of teaching, I'm not sure teachers are paid to care. In fact, I believe there are a lot of rules in place that actually discourage caring teachers! To me, it's such a bonus if a kid gets a teacher who genuinely cares.
I think your idea of arriving at a time the teacher can chat is a brilliant one. When I taught Kinder, I had lots of parent helpers (before school, during school, after school) who could get a real feeling for what was going on in the room and how their child was coping.
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