- 29 Dec 13, 18:51#385596
I must tell you a story about a very bright, confident and articulate four year old in my class!! Sorry if I've said it before.
We generally put maths games, or language games or cbeebies ( for mouse skills) or something related to the current topic on the computers for the kids. For much of the day they self select where they want to work. On this particular day one of my teaching assistants came to me and said
"Have you seen what R.... has got on the computer?"
I went to look. She had some game on with guys running round with guns shooting each other. The boys in the class were VERY interested and imploring her to put it on their computer, which she was duly doing.
"R...." I said "How did you get that on the computer?"
Without taking an eye off the screen she was working on she replied, " I closed down Cbeebies and then searched for 'kill games', then I picked this one."
THIS CHILD WAS FOUR! Respect! She got full marks for her technology targets! We had a little ' word ' about what we were allowed and not allowed to do at school but she was absolutely not in trouble........in some circumstances she would have been. This child is one of life's successes! Can't wait to hear what she's doing in twenty years time.
We generally put maths games, or language games or cbeebies ( for mouse skills) or something related to the current topic on the computers for the kids. For much of the day they self select where they want to work. On this particular day one of my teaching assistants came to me and said
"Have you seen what R.... has got on the computer?"
I went to look. She had some game on with guys running round with guns shooting each other. The boys in the class were VERY interested and imploring her to put it on their computer, which she was duly doing.
"R...." I said "How did you get that on the computer?"
Without taking an eye off the screen she was working on she replied, " I closed down Cbeebies and then searched for 'kill games', then I picked this one."
THIS CHILD WAS FOUR! Respect! She got full marks for her technology targets! We had a little ' word ' about what we were allowed and not allowed to do at school but she was absolutely not in trouble........in some circumstances she would have been. This child is one of life's successes! Can't wait to hear what she's doing in twenty years time.
You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.
Abe Lincoln
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. Abe Lincoln
Abe Lincoln
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. Abe Lincoln
Love to hear stories about children who exceed our expectations!! 
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