Joournal 6

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1. The director from the new shool had a "lengthly" onvesation with the teacher from the old school. Personal information was exchanged and therefore, the mother's confidentiality was violated.

2. The new teacher had the intention of sharing with other parents that the new child is a biter. She also discussed the child's situation with other teachers in the break room. The child's confidentiality was then violated.

3. I have never hear of schools sharing any "personal" information of a student other than their academic records. I think the parent has sole responsibility for sharing any necessary information.

4. The mother, the director andd the teacher should have set up a meeting in regards to the child.

5. Absolutely not!

6. A tour of the facility could have been a warm start for inviting the mother and child to the new school. Also, a meeting with the parent and teacher would have been necessary, especially if the child has behavioral issues.

7. It is a bad enough decision to discuss children's personal matterrs in the facility, let alone a public establishment.

8. The conversation would have been so much more decent in the school building, however, it would still be violating the child's confidentiality.

9. After all has been said and done, I would imagine this mother has lost all trust with the new school's teachers and director. The only remedy for this situation would start with a simple apology, then MAYBE the mother would be understanding. If I were the director, I would be vey embarrassed and ashamed. This would definately be a lesson learned.

10. The mother should look for another school.

11. Personally, I think the mother should find another school. However, if the child is moved from school to school, he may feel as if he doesn't have a place of belonging.

Journal 4

Journal 4

I feel belittled when someone does not call me by my name. Of course, I am not bothered if they do not know my name. This is what name tags are for, right? Every professional who works with people should wear a name badge. It is a formal, clean cut way of telling others who you are. When someone says “hey” or “library lady”, I don’t let it bother me but I would never do that to someone I don’t know. I wasn’t taught that way. I would say, “Excuse me” or “miss/sir”. I can’t say that I am bothered by lacking eye contact because I am one who fails to make eye contact, not because I am shy but I am just not good at it.

I do, however, get very irritated by people that always complain, especially parents. Complaining is very common in my work place. Luckily, most of the complaining comes from the “needy” parents and not the staff that I work with. I think we are pretty much conditioned to all the griping and complaining. Some people are never satisfied. We just have to work around these people

Journal One

Good afternoon!
My name is Natalia. I work in the media center at Cleveland Elementary School. I love my job. It enables me to attend school with no interruptions. I enjoy working with children, especially the younger, school-aged children. I like making a difference and feeling accomplished at the end of each day. To make a child happy, makes me happy. This is why I work with children. My education is my number one priority. Stability is very important to me. Having a job, especially one that I enjoy, gives me a sense of stability. In order to have such a job, I feel that a higher education is necessary. Not only is a higher education necessary, it is also a personal goal for me. This is a reachable goal because it is lead by smaller, reachable goals. An education leads to a more promising future. My husband is a graduate from OU so before we have a child, I want to have a diploma hanging next to his for our child to see. This is what an education means to me.

Journal Two

Chapter 1

Page2. Identifying your audiences:

In a public school setting, my/our audience consists of the following:

1.      The students

2.      Younger siblings of current students

3.      Parents

4.      Surrounding neighbors including businesses

5.      Any visitors, especially from the board of education

Page4. Additional Conversation:

The conversation is appropriate; however, I would have spoken to the mother of the child doing the biting. Yes, the receiving end of this incident needs to be assured that it will not happen again, but the other parent needs some advice so that the behavior can be tackled promptly.

Page9. Define who you are:

If I owned my own business, I would focus on the quality rather than quantity. For example, the classrooms would be focused on the quality of education and care by having fewer children taught by educated adults. I would not be concerned with having more clientele but rather giving the clients that I do have quality care in a stimulating, clean environment.

You get what you pay for. I wouldn’t necessarily be “cheap”, but rather, use the finances wisely to pay teachers fair pay and be able to provide the children the materials needed to have an excellent learning experience. Having an educated staff would be a must. If I were a parent, I would be more willing to leave my child with educated people than a staff of high school girls being paid minimum wage. Also, regular training would be provided to my staff.

Yes, my establishment would be academically oriented. The children need the constant stimulation and guidance and deserve all those learning opportunities. They may not have these luxuries at home.

I would imagine that my curriculum would be purchased. Upon enrollment, parents can take a tour and sample our curriculum. All the information will be provided in their own folder.

Strengths:

1.      Educated staff

2.      Clean, organized environment

3.      Age appropriate curriculum

Improvement:

Because my center is “make believe”, there is no need for improvement. I suppose I would have a suggestion box and conduct regular meetings.