tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post205025456682629841..comments2024-02-20T07:57:47.756-08:00Comments on Carol Hedges: Amazing! (Adventures of L-Plate Gran)Carol Hedgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-67859745505359883842015-11-23T04:01:23.152-08:002015-11-23T04:01:23.152-08:00tell me about it: used to be a secondary school te...tell me about it: used to be a secondary school teacher!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-77255850379139998192015-11-23T01:48:24.453-08:002015-11-23T01:48:24.453-08:00Always enjoy reading of your adventures with littl...Always enjoy reading of your adventures with little G, Carol. :)<br />Love that last line. Says it all. Little G already ahead of the game. Hahaha! In your face education system! :) Targets are the biggest nonsense to have hit the primary classroom ever. They change constantly, no one knows what they are doing, least of all the teachers, and the kids just want to get on and learn without some fool interrupting them to ask "Have you met your target?" Then of course staff have targets to ensure kids are meeting their targets. So a teacher's ability to meet their targets is beholden to a group of quite individual children all meeting all of their (too numerous to mention) targets. The world has gone quite mad! I need a lie down!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13163916625972725600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-31841541848454500002015-11-21T11:50:27.163-08:002015-11-21T11:50:27.163-08:00Awe she's so sweet Carol. I left work in nurse...Awe she's so sweet Carol. I left work in nurseries just before the targets came into force. What nonsense. We taught them colors,numbers,how to hang up a coat on a peg and change their shoes, money. Most of all they had fun and used their imagination. Now dinosaur boy is five his favourite saying is,"I've wanted that my whole life." It's so funny.Anne Macklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-46588668087133266532015-11-20T00:03:11.086-08:002015-11-20T00:03:11.086-08:00see..you are already speaking in technical!She was...see..you are already speaking in technical!She was SIX MONTHS when she had her first assessment. Mad mad madCarol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-73266597372494045202015-11-19T03:40:15.449-08:002015-11-19T03:40:15.449-08:00I'm working on it!I'm working on it!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-20766455439602869722015-11-18T11:38:30.735-08:002015-11-18T11:38:30.735-08:00Here we have the Curriculum for Excellence and nur...Here we have the Curriculum for Excellence and nursery follows the early level experiences/outcomes. Alongside it though are documents such as Learning through Play. Play being the vitally important element in early education. We do look to children experiencing the early learning outcomes and progressing their learning but we don't set them targets per se; we assess their developmental stage and offer them opportunities which challenge and stimulate them. We want our wee ones to enjoy nursery and engage in their learning as and when they're ready for a next step. The Professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867450094035135375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-71387519462437132142015-11-18T11:28:36.963-08:002015-11-18T11:28:36.963-08:00Not just targets but a daily sheet. what a total w...Not just targets but a daily sheet. what a total waste of timeCarol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-91066340733510192832015-11-18T03:08:26.402-08:002015-11-18T03:08:26.402-08:00Long may she continue to delight and fail to meet ...Long may she continue to delight and fail to meet those ridiculous targets!Anne Goodwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04184575753612760952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-8779659216866786162015-11-17T13:26:43.753-08:002015-11-17T13:26:43.753-08:00Haha we usually make the same progress with target...Haha we usually make the same progress with targets! Who knew nursery attendees had targets?! Doesn't surprise me though! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13006727330831002627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-26014790930865427372015-11-17T10:06:12.295-08:002015-11-17T10:06:12.295-08:00Just wonderful, Carol. This blog keeps me sane, I ...Just wonderful, Carol. This blog keeps me sane, I swear. Amazing!!Vallypeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309284606572565277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-38482836153524231212015-11-17T05:33:49.002-08:002015-11-17T05:33:49.002-08:00Ditto secondary school ..and one of the reasons I ...Ditto secondary school ..and one of the reasons I quit! Little G had her first assessment with targets age 6 months! I blogged about it...Horrific!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-37849950568359118192015-11-17T02:40:56.582-08:002015-11-17T02:40:56.582-08:00When I was teaching in a primary school I wanted t...When I was teaching in a primary school I wanted to throw a dart every time I heard or had to write down the word target.Lizanne Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10929383263680527758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-86592989186364025742015-11-17T02:37:20.728-08:002015-11-17T02:37:20.728-08:00I think it's great, you have such fun!I think it's great, you have such fun!anita daweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03872644106384365588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-83529067523076272162015-11-17T00:54:49.642-08:002015-11-17T00:54:49.642-08:00It's such a waste of staff time..they should b...It's such a waste of staff time..they should be playing with the kids not writing targets!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-3529995148249893612015-11-17T00:47:00.428-08:002015-11-17T00:47:00.428-08:00Targets have gone mad in nurseries. They were intr...Targets have gone mad in nurseries. They were introduced in an effort to stop nurseries warehousing small children until school could take over - and for children who are there full time it does make sure they know their colours etc - but they've got ridiculous.<br /><br />(My 8-year old grandson has perfected the 'I'm not a baby' look - it's meant to be scathing but makes me double up laughing!)JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-36943184409114747742015-11-17T00:10:33.760-08:002015-11-17T00:10:33.760-08:00What an amazing blog! With my grand-daughter it&#...What an amazing blog! With my grand-daughter it's usually, "Oh dear, Gan," as one of us does something silly.Lizanne Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10929383263680527758noreply@blogger.com