Home Hot Topics Articles Directors' Choice Awards About Us / Contact Us Activities & Curriculum Activities for Outcome-Based Learning Arts & Crafts Music for Learning Recommended Reading Sharing Boards: What Do YOU Think? NEWSlink Current National News Conference Calendar Topics In Early Childhood Education Art and Creativity in Early Childhood Education Job Sharing Board State Licensing Requirements Stay Connected! Each month we'll send you an email filled with articles and ideas for your classroom. Subscribe Now Date: 12/16/2005 10:41:00 AM Author: Barb (bjliben1386@aol.com) Subject: I would never go into a classroom to rea... I would never go into a classroom to rearrange it! First, I don't work in that room and wouldn't know where they want things to make it convenient for them. I would never think of doing such a thing. If I see a need to rearrange a room, I will discuss it with the staff in that room and let them come up with a solution. Staff needs to be guided, not blindly led along. They will never learn anything for themselves. We had a situation before preschool started with a new teacher wanting to make some room arrangements that I didn't feel were the best. We sat down and talked about them first. I have enough respect for the teacher to let her try it her way, even though I knew it wasn't the best, as long as there is adequate supervision of the children and there were no safety issues. After the first week, the teacher decided that it wasn't working and remembered my suggestions. She tried it and things went more smoothly. I'm not saying that my ideas are always right, but staff needs to learn on their own. We say that children learn by doing, and the same is said for adults. And second.....I don't have the time to be rearranging a classroom on my own. I have enough work in the office to get done without looking for extra things to do. This is just my opinion from my many years as a director! Name: Email: Subject

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