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Macy @almostoveryou (4954) • Philippines 27 Apr

Our apartment complex is having a scheduled power outage and maintenance today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. No power generators would be available either (ergo, no working elevators) so there's no use staying on our 14th floor unit in...

remote work

online class

early childhood education

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At what age can you teach children to play catch?

The Horse @TheHorse (238388) • Walnut Creek, California 26 Jul 21

I have spent much of my life "playing catch." Basically it involves throwing a round object (or oblong object in the case of an American football) toward other person and having them catch it, and then throw it back to you or...

early childhood education

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The Horse Witnesses Something Upsetting Today

The Horse @TheHorse (238388) • Walnut Creek, California 30 Jun 21

I worked at the flaky preschool this morning. I worked fewer hours than I expected to, because the director was...well...flaky. But she was also yelling at the kids even when they were doing nothing wrong. "Don't break that...

early childhood education

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I survived my longest day of the week!

The Horse @TheHorse (238388) • Walnut Creek, California 10 Jun 21

Yesterday was Wednesday. Wednesday is the day I work at my friend's preschool in the morning and then teach at Guitar Center until 8-o'clock in the evening. So far as I can tell, I made it through yesterday. This could be heaven,...

work

teaching

early childhood education

guitar

survival

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A song I co-wrote with a 4-year-old

The Horse @TheHorse (238388) • Walnut Creek, California 5 Jun 21

I like to start singing out of the blue when I'm working with kids. Because they tend to imitate my behaviors, the kids will often wind up singing with me. The other day (actually, a couple of weeks ago), at the "good"...

music

teaching

early childhood education

creatitivity

fun

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A better day at the preschool today.

The Horse @TheHorse (238388) • Walnut Creek, California 18 Mar 21

The best news from the preschool today is that my 6-year-old friend Rosie, who is behind in her reading skills, loves to be read to. I did a "circle time" today, and read two books that we had read before, one a Maurice Sendak...

preschool

early childhood education

teaching

bad teaching

really bad teaching

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My buddy fell asleep in my arms today.

The Horse @TheHorse (238388) • Walnut Creek, California 17 Feb 21

At my friend's preschool today, we took a long walk to different park than we usually go to. My (now) 21-month old buddy Tamir made friends with a cute little girl of about three. They slid together, went "vroom vroom" together at...

early childhood education

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What did you have for lunch today? I'll be eating spaghetti for days!

The Horse @TheHorse (238388) • Walnut Creek, California 12 Feb 21

We had a Valentines Day celebration today at my friend's preschool. We did some heart-related crafts and had a good time. One of my co-teachers made some yummy spaghetti, with turkey burger. We gobbled it up, and it was good. The...

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spaghetti

valentine

early childhood education

fun

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Progress with my autistic girl yesterday.

The Horse @TheHorse (238388) • Walnut Creek, California 30 Jan 21

I made some progress with the autistic 4-year-old girl I work with yesterday. She does not speak but she vocalizes, and I noticed that her vocalizations often sound like song. I have taken to imitating her vocalizations, which...

early childhood education

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Harvest time in California!

The Horse @TheHorse (238388) • Walnut Creek, California 19 Oct 20

I have three (count them--three!) balcony green beans waiting for me to harvest. I may just gobble them up off the vine. Or I may save them and add them to my Thai curry when I get some later in the day. The photo is from a couple...

garden

early childhood education

harvest

beans

learning

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Is my autistic client really autistic?

The Horse @TheHorse (238388) • Walnut Creek, California 14 Oct 20

As I've mentioned in previous posts, I am currently working with a 4-year-old girl who has been diagnosed as autistic. But is she truly autistic? Yesterday, when I arrived at my friend's preschool, she gave me a hug, and would...

early childhood education

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My first day of WORK!

The Horse @TheHorse (238388) • Walnut Creek, California 5 Oct 20

I'm finally back under saddle! I got to meet my new client today. She is a cute 4-year-old African American girl whose diagnosis is autism. She is "pre-verbal" but did try to express herself with vocalizations today. Her little...

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early childhood education

autism

work

fun

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Off to hang out with a friend in Berkeley

The Horse @TheHorse (238388) • Walnut Creek, California 4 Mar 20

Had fun at work today with the littlies (1 /2 to 3-years) . Have much to say, including some thoughts about the thoughts of very young children, the role adults play in guiding young children's fantasy play and other behaviors,...

berkeley

california

early childhood education

love

friendship

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A perfect project for 1- and 2-year-olds!

The Horse @TheHorse (238388) • Walnut Creek, California 20 Feb 20

Yesterday, I had a couple of kids water our plants with a big bucket that had cracked and was ready for the dumpster. Three snow peas have poked through, and we planted some corn, green beans, and sunflowers over the past couple...

early childhood education

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Off to play music with my buddy, Michael

The Horse @TheHorse (238388) • Walnut Creek, California 13 Dec 19

This was a rare week in that I worked every day of the week. As a result I didn't get much work done on the book I'm writing, but I did gather information that may find its way into the book. It's funny that I just finished...

early childhood education

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Another "bad teaching" rant? Could subtle racism be involved?

The Horse @TheHorse (238388) • Walnut Creek, California 12 Dec 19

There's a kid I work with who has a special affection for me. He's 2 1/2, and has this affection because I listen closely to him, talk to him, and play with him. When he acts out (he's a hitter), I do not get mad at him. I try to...

teaching

early childhood education

autism

racism

frustration

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More bad teaching.

The Horse @TheHorse (238388) • Walnut Creek, California 18 Oct 19

Did I mention that the #1 Teacher from Hell "quit" at the preschool where I work? I am happy for the kids, but that damn "empathy" thing makes me hope she lands on her feet. Today, I saw some more "bad teaching," but it was...

teaching

early childhood education

empathy

understanding

love

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What would you do in my situation? "Teacher from hell" #2 or #3 activates my reptile brain. Or not.

The Horse @TheHorse (238388) • Walnut Creek, California 11 Sep 19

When I work with the toddlers (at my friend's preschool), a part of my job is to be there early when "Hadi" wakes up. She wakes up from nap time early, and always in tears. My "job" is to take her outside, so she won't disturb...

teaching

ece

early childhood education

love

compassion

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I actually did some work on my book today!

The Horse @TheHorse (238388) • Walnut Creek, California 6 Sep 19

As some of you know, I'm writing a book about working, over the past two decades, with disadvantaged children from the Bay Area. It's been an interesting ride, and I want to capture what works and what doesn't work, while I'm...

psychology

writing

early childhood education

book

writers block

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Planted more corn at the preschool today, and harvested more snow peas.

The Horse @TheHorse (238388) • Walnut Creek, California 24 May 19

I've been growing corn, sunflowers, green beans, and snow peas with the kids at the preschool where I substitute teach. It's been a thrill for the kids as the plants get "bigger bigger bigger," and a thrill for me as well....

gardening

early childhood education

corn

snow peas

harvest

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