Comments on: Observation Day

By: Tessa

Tessa — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:32:07 +0000

I hope my twins are just as admirable. I swear your twins are the ideal kids to have. Well I’m sure they have their moments but seriously they are just too awesome!

By: Swan

Swan — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:25:47 +0000

I love watching kids at “work” - seeing what skills they are acquiring, what behaviors they exhibit outside of home, and how they’re developing and interacting with other kids. When I talk to my friends’ kids about what did they do at school, I usually get a “I played with so-and-so”. I ask them what games did they play, did they sing any songs, did they get in trouble today, etc. Now I get a solid 20 minute accounting of what the kids did in school from the kids.

Wow. I’m such a nerd.

As a kid, I started off as a focused Buddy, but now I’m a sassy Bean.

By: Angela

Angela — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:34:29 +0000

That’s so great that you got to observe the kids. I am always amazed when I hear my words coming out of my kids’ mouths. It makes you step back and realize, hey, they actually do listen sometimes, very scary.

By: momomax

momomax — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:21:42 +0000

I love it. Buddy is so cute!!! Some times max looks like him I think. He also focuses intently on his task at hand for a good 15 minutes.

Bean sounds like a force to be reckoned with. Like mama huh? (I’m so so excited to be expecting a girl…I can’t even tell you. you PROLLY know anyway.)

By: Lois Lane

Lois Lane — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:04:15 +0000

so neat that you got to observe them. i wonder if our montessori has a day like that for us, too. that would be great, but [shrug] I dunno.

By: kim

kim — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:53:56 +0000

lol, just think: great minds think alike! yup, you and bean are just that awesome.

i’d love to observe emmy at school but i’d totally want to be hidden - otherwise she’d want me all. day. long.

By: Janet

Janet — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:52:28 +0000

Oh my — too funny! Feels kinda weird when you hear your kid saying something that you’ve said to them, doesn’t it!

By: Bea

Bea — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:59:25 +0000

Oh thanks for posting about this! Robby is in Montessori for infants right now part time, and they don’t do a whole lot of “work” right now, I’m excited for when he gets to join the big kids! BTW, thanks for the recipes, and I’m going to send you an invite to Robby’s blog since I’m a half mama too, and found your blog through the Kimchi Mamas!

By: Mama Nabi

Mama Nabi — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:52:16 +0000

I LOVE that you had two totally different experiences. Yep, that Bean is a leader. And Buddy, he’s the rock. You know, that one guy eveyone depends on… because he’s a rock. (He also rocks… hahaha :-))

One of these days, when LN has fully transitioned and the director won’t give me the stink-eye for hovering around the corner, I will go in and observe - coz, I, too get that “I did nothing in school” response.

By: jen

jen — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:04:37 +0000

I really covet the Montessori education. But I also recently came to the harsh realization that preschool *gasp* costs money!

Who knew?

Anyway, it sounds really neat Your kids are a hoot.

(P.S. I was totally Bean when I was a kid and I like to think I turned out ok…