Peabody is an experience. This is the second week I have gone there and I have very mixed feelings. I know we just came at a bad time but I feel very let down. On one hand, the environment is insanely incredible. Materials are everywhere and the kids can really explore and grow. The have a bird cage!!! (OK, random, but it gets me excited). The school is beautiful/decorated/full of stuff and the kids are really cute. In short, there should be so much to learn from here.
BUT we didn't get to see any teaching in action. We were asked to help scan in some notebook drawings of the kids, which I don't mind so much but I was under the impression we are supposed to be observing teaching. Also, there is a school auction coming up and the kids were asked to make ornaments for a lamp that will be sold off to raise money for the school. So the kids were handed a ready-to-make project with little creativity or thought involved and then were given free time, again. Grrrr. I wanted to see some Reggio in action but like I said I guess our timing is off. What was impressive was that the kids hammered their own holes into bottle caps with an awl and hammer, not s/t I would let a kindergartner do but they managed quite well. I guess I will just have to have nice little memories of the birds and turtles.
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