tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700781474735053065.post6198975624218121801..comments2021-06-10T10:01:33.253-07:00Comments on The Preschool Test: Rookie MistakeJennihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09315829092172760748noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700781474735053065.post-74925090100836392362010-03-10T05:45:51.557-08:002010-03-10T05:45:51.557-08:00Ooh, yes! That's a good one! I remember spec...Ooh, yes! That's a good one! I remember specifically in a RIE class (Madga Gerber) talking about "tarry time". Giving pause for the infant/toddler to process what you say before acting on it.<br /><br />It really made me think and realize that we need to do that with everyone (children and adults) to give the brain a pause to process. <br /><br />We always must remember we are on THEIR time not ours!Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09315829092172760748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700781474735053065.post-15517697472412067612010-03-10T04:54:48.616-08:002010-03-10T04:54:48.616-08:00I found it difficult to pause for a long enough ti...I found it difficult to pause for a long enough time after I asked a question. It was tempting to fill in the silence as they pondered the answer. <br />New teachers often don't stop to ask if the students understand the information before moving on. If we assume everyone knows what we're talking about, we lose a lot of kids along the way.<br />Inexperienced teachers tend to rush through the material as if it's a race, when the goal is to make sure the children are learning.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.com