I happened to be in CPR Training today and there was a woman there who works in childcare. Forget the immediate side eye stuff of her not being able to get up from kneeling without someone to help her and interrupting the instructor to speak quieter when he was doing a demo of calling for help. (He was trying to be interesting. It wasn't as loud as kids). When the man said 'what if you have to do cPr on a kid?' A couple times, she interrupted him and said 'child. Not kid' So he changed it from them on. Is kid offensive? Seriously? When he said midget earlier (That one was an honest mistake) she didn't bat an eye.
I have an ECE in my classes right now and he has said on numerous occasions that "it is a child, kids are goats." Apparently it's really big in the ECE world.
I think it's silly in a lot of respects, but I have changed my vocabulary (at least professionally) to say "child" or "student" since I'll be in a school setting.
I have an ECE in my classes right now and he has said on numerous occasions that "it is a child, kids are goats." Apparently it's really big in the ECE world.
I think it's silly in a lot of respects, but I have changed my vocabulary (at least professionally) to say "child" or "student" since I'll be in a school setting.
IME ECE teachers were always the WORST about taking their textbook terminology a little to seriously. It was a running joke in college with those of us in secondary ed. it was all they had going for them.
I joke. Please don't send flamethrowers.
My bff from college is a former ECE teacher turned home DCP. She's great at her job, loves what she does has a great program. However she'll say things like "We worked on tactile sensory devlopment today and really stimulated the left side of the brain following Bloom's taxonomy and worked on the core standards as I've aligned my curriculum to the kindergarten at the local public school!"
So you had the kids cut numbers in play-doh with cookie cutters.......awesome!
Well, shit, I have used the word "kid" several times in translations and no editor has ever changed it to "child." I guess we don't speak English well enough despite our advanced degrees and literary backgrounds.
Eta: in case my sarcasm is confusing, I think it's all about context. I wouldn't say "kid" can never be used to refer to a human child or adolescent.
It actually bugs me when people overuse the words child and children, like when Angelina Jolie talks about her kids. I can't put a finger on why, but it just sounds so forced or snooty or something.
I always think of people who refer to "my kids" as my kind of casual people and people who refer to "my children" as too formal for me. It just has a slightly pretentious connotation in my head.
I also call E my kid. My dad always greeted me by saying "Hey kid, how ya doing?" Its whats normal for me and keeps my dad's memory alive. Anyone that tries correct me can fuck right on off.
I have an ECE in my classes right now and he has said on numerous occasions that "it is a child, kids are goats." Apparently it's really big in the ECE world.
I think it's silly in a lot of respects, but I have changed my vocabulary (at least professionally) to say "child" or "student" since I'll be in a school setting.
IME ECE teachers were always the WORST about taking their textbook terminology a little to seriously. It was a running joke in college with those of us in secondary ed. it was all they had going for them.
I joke. Please don't send flamethrowers.
My bff from college is a former ECE teacher turned home DCP. She's great at her job, loves what she does has a great program. However she'll say things like "We worked on tactile sensory devlopment today and really stimulated the left side of the brain following Bloom's taxonomy and worked on the core standards as I've aligned my curriculum to the kindergarten at the local public school!"
So you had the kids cut numbers in play-doh with cookie cutters.......awesome!
I feel like I do this because I'm used to explaining to parents that yes, he's playing but he's also learning. You'd be surprised how many parents will argue because they don't feel like we're doing enough academics. I have to spell out that this is play, but based on this research and that he's actually stimulating this and learning that.
I have one particular parent that wants me to pull her three year old away from centers to run through sight word flash cards instead. She's not ready for it.
IME ECE teachers were always the WORST about taking their textbook terminology a little to seriously. It was a running joke in college with those of us in secondary ed. it was all they had going for them.
I joke. Please don't send flamethrowers.
My bff from college is a former ECE teacher turned home DCP. She's great at her job, loves what she does has a great program. However she'll say things like "We worked on tactile sensory devlopment today and really stimulated the left side of the brain following Bloom's taxonomy and worked on the core standards as I've aligned my curriculum to the kindergarten at the local public school!"
So you had the kids cut numbers in play-doh with cookie cutters.......awesome!
I feel like I do this because I'm used to explaining to parents that yes, he's playing but he's also learning. You'd be surprised how many parents will argue because they don't feel like we're doing enough academics. I have to spell out that this is play, but based on this research and that he's actually stimulating this and learning that.
I have one particular parent that wants me to pull her three year old away from centers to run through sight word flash cards instead. She's not ready for it.
As a teacher I totally get it! I also understand that ECE is tough because there's no middle ground. Parents are all "Give my kids flashcards!" or "So you just get paid to play all day!" I totally understand doing it to parents, but we're both teachers. She gets me. I understand what my friend is doing. I don't need that venacular on the phone at 10am on Saturday morning...lol.
Post by pacificrules on Oct 11, 2015 14:44:16 GMT -5
I'm a teacher (not ECE) and have a colleague who is super hard core about this. She corrects other teachers in conversation and acts superior [but only on this issue; otherwise she's completely normal!]. It drives me crazy!! I've since changed my vocabulary around her but refuse to generalize that habit.
FWIW, I still have a hard time referring to myself as an adult. I feel like when I turn 40 I might have to.
I'm this way too. I feel more comfortable referring to myself as a girl than as a woman. I don't know why, lol. It's not like I'd feel old or something. Maybe I don't feel mature enough to be a woman?
I have an ECE in my classes right now and he has said on numerous occasions that "it is a child, kids are goats." Apparently it's really big in the ECE world.
I think it's silly in a lot of respects, but I have changed my vocabulary (at least professionally) to say "child" or "student" since I'll be in a school setting.
IME ECE teachers were always the WORST about taking their textbook terminology a little to seriously. It was a running joke in college with those of us in secondary ed. it was all they had going for them.
I joke. Please don't send flamethrowers.
My bff from college is a former ECE teacher turned home DCP. She's great at her job, loves what she does has a great program. However she'll say things like "We worked on tactile sensory devlopment today and really stimulated the left side of the brain following Bloom's taxonomy and worked on the core standards as I've aligned my curriculum to the kindergarten at the local public school!"
So you had the kids cut numbers in play-doh with cookie cutters.......awesome!