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Teacher Tom commented on TykeGeist's blog post 'I Scream, You Scream'"We rarely went out for ice cream growing up and when we did it was always to Dairy Queen for the soft serve. We did often have cheap boxes of the supermarket brands in the freezer; ice cream so bad that we had to drown it in Hershey sauce to give it…"
Teacher Tom commented on TykeGeist's blog post 'S-M-R-T!'"Every child has great natural talents; we call those with the less common talents "gifted." One of the consequences of possessing these less common talents seems to be a more "spikey" development with social skills often coming…"
mightyninjamom commented on Teacher Tom's blog post 'Dangerism'"mamawho - When Little B was 2 1/2, he would help me inject my medication into my PICC line. He was all proud of himself afterwards because he thought he was helping me."
Teacher Tom commented on Teacher Tom's blog post 'Dangerism'"I should have included this in the post, but Tully is also the author of "50 Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Kids Do." Here's his fantastic TED presentation:…"
Boring User Name commented on Teacher Tom's blog post 'Dangerism'"btw, moments after my last comment, my child fell in the (empty) tub. he was attempting to clean out his potty. perhaps i should be a bit more cautious!"
"Daria - Oy. If I were that kid, I'd be doing my damnedest to open that bottle.
My MIL was visibly upset that GirlWho used to help my grandma take her nightly medicine. After watching her nightly, she memorized what Grandma needed. She also…"
Boring User Name commented on Teacher Tom's blog post 'Dangerism'"Not to dwell on our issue, but there is actual exposed lead paint on our basement and attic stairs. And in the wall we want to rip out has some in it. So, we do have to deal with it. But, people keep trying to encourage us to cut corners on our…"
Floor Pie commented on Teacher Tom's blog post 'Dangerism'"Thanks for this. I tend to err on the side of fearful in my parenting, so it's nice to read something that doesn't feed the fear for a change!
Daria, our house has lead paint under layers and layers of non-lead paint. We were advised to…"
"Oh, the lead paint. Every house, save this one, that we've lived in has had lead paint. I never thought that a huge amount of my early parenting experience would be keeping the toddler from chewing on the windowsills. We had her tested for lead…"
mightyninjamom commented on Teacher Tom's blog post 'Dangerism'"Ellie and I joke about our 'mom vision', which is our ability to see the maximum lethality in any situation. I'd like to think it has helped me keep my kiddos safe, but I'm pretty sure I'm quite guilty of overparenting. The…"
Boring User Name commented on Teacher Tom's blog post 'Dangerism'"I do worry sometimes that we are forgetting real risks while we worry about uncertain ones. I've been buying the Kid organic thing and that, although I'm actually not sure entirely why. On the other hand, we just bought an old house with…"
A blog post by Teacher Tom was featuredDangerism
While I continue to envy preschools with the good fortune to be located within or adjacent to a tract of the natural world in which their children can hike and explore, the advantage of an urban location is the ability to easily take the bus to places we want to go.For instance, not long ago we hopped the 44 down into the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle where a pizzeria opened early especially for us. We could have taken the 5, which has a stop within a block of the school, and transferred to…See More
Teacher Tom posted a blog postDangerism
While I continue to envy preschools with the good fortune to be located within or adjacent to a tract of the natural world in which their children can hike and explore, the advantage of an urban location is the ability to easily take the bus to places we want to go.For instance, not long ago we hopped the 44 down into the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle where a pizzeria opened early especially for us. We could have taken the 5, which has a stop within a block of the school, and transferred to…See More
Teacher Tom commented on TykeGeist's blog post 'Power to the Kids’ Table!'"When I was in college, my advisor tried to convince me that "evidence" showed that students who sat in the front row and along the aisles got better grades, but I thought it was just as likely that the students who got better grades tended…"
Juliet Robertson commented on Teacher Tom's blog post 'The Intimacy Of Doing'"I met my husband through the flow of doing and being. We were on a roof thatching project in a Scottish Glen. For days we worked alongside each other digging turf and stripping bracken (fern). I was suddenly struck that I'd spent days very…"
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- I am a preschool teacher, writer, artist and the author of "A Parent's Guide To Seattle".
For the past 8 years, I've been the only employee of the Woodland Park Cooperative preschools. The children come to me as 2-year-olds in diapers and leave as "sophisticated" 5-year-olds ready for kindergarten.
The cooperative preschool model allows me to work very closely with families in a true community setting.
I intend to teach at Woodland Park for the rest of my life. I love the kids and I love the families. It's an incredibly rewarding job.
If you want to read more of my writing, head on over to my blog: http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com
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Dangerism
Posted on April 22, 2010 at 6:28am 9 Comments 0 Likes
While I continue to envy preschools with the good fortune to be located within or adjacent to a tract of the natural world in which their children can hike and explore, the advantage of an urban location is the ability to easily take the bus to places we want to go.…
Continue The Intimacy Of Doing
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She's Not Shy. She's Thoughtful.
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When my daughter Josephine was a preschooler, it typically took her awhile to warm up to new situations. As much as I tried to role model enthusiastically leaping in she tended to hold back, observing and assessing before finally…
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- At 1:55pm on August 6, 2009,
Ylimemagic said… - Yay for 100th member!! I taught preschool for years and now I run an early learning center in my home. Little people are awesome.
- At 7:32am on August 6, 2009,
The Oracle said… - And you're our 100th member! You get a sticker! Welcome to Offsprung.
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