2 weeks into the start of the new semester, I changed school for Josh from Little Wings to Creative Thinkers, where he attended holiday classes. I was quite upset with Josh's developmental assessment rated by the teachers at Little Wings. It was a long list of assessment in 6 categories like Self & Social Awareness, Creative Arts & Expressions, Discovery, Listening & verbal skills, Fine motor skills and Gross motor skills. Poor Josh was rated 1-2 in all, with 1 being inadequate and 5 is advanced. The problem was that he did not participate in class, except for storytelling time, and the teachers would leave him alone to play at a corner. Without engaging him, I wonder how did the teachers rate him, even saying that he can't recognize his name or count 2-3 things.
I was also upset by the grammatical errors in the remarks written by the teacher:
- ...has adapted classroom setting....??!!
- ...needs to develop his independent skills and learns.....??!!
I would expect proper English even from a nursery teacher!
So now Josh is attending Creative Thinkers, which has a 3-hour curriculum. Although Josh still does not join in for sing & dance, there will be a teacher sitting with him to encourage him. And Josh seems to like the painting sessions during art & craft. So I am keeping my fingers crossed that he will adapt to this new school well.
I was also upset by the grammatical errors in the remarks written by the teacher:
- ...has adapted classroom setting....??!!
- ...needs to develop his independent skills and learns.....??!!
I would expect proper English even from a nursery teacher!
So now Josh is attending Creative Thinkers, which has a 3-hour curriculum. Although Josh still does not join in for sing & dance, there will be a teacher sitting with him to encourage him. And Josh seems to like the painting sessions during art & craft. So I am keeping my fingers crossed that he will adapt to this new school well.
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