A TEACHER IN A CANADIAN KINDERGARTEN

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 REFLECTION: A TEACHER IN A CANADIAN KINDERGARTEN

( EVERYDAY WORK AND CHALLENGES OF A FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTITUTION CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT)



This presentation generally reflects the potential challenges teachers should be prepared to encounter in their respective classrooms, and also provides possible solutions depending on the specific prevailing context. What I found really interesting here is the whole curriculum, and how the timetable is scheduled, but my worry was the time at which such young kids have to go to school, 7:45 am, and I wonder at what time they have to be woken up to get ready. Unfortunately, this was inevitable because their parents have to go to work. As such I think the parents should strictly respect early bedtime, and the circle time in school is very important for the poor kids to tune to the school mode.



I love the way the kids are taught to answer greetings, backing up their feelings with explanations about why they feel so. They can display their toys with peers and have a good ground for discussion and use of the language with their teacher, the “more knowledgeable other”. They have a variety of enriching activities to cover their day. I love the jolly phonic that does away with the confusion that young learners usually face when learning the letters, rather than the sounds of the alphabet.



Also, it was a good surprise to see that such young kids are already exposed to sex education. It is important because they already notice some differences in their behaviors, and it will be better if they can understand why, and also know how to respect each other. By involving the parents, it helps create a closer bond with their children, because some of these parents are very busy and don’t always have time for their kids. More important is the fact that they promote learners’ autonomy by letting them decide what to learn and providing them with a variety of choices. This will preserve their creativity and hopefully, it will not be completely uprooted as they enter other systems of education.





              It is really a great experience, and I enjoy it so much, a lot of ideas to take home that I will possibly implement in a classroom one day. 

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