I've been incommunicado for the last week or two. I've been busily preparing for my teaching, which began last night. I'm looking forward to my class. I have about 18 students as of right now, and they seem like they will be an entertaining group.
Jacoby has been as lively as ever. He found a plastic bottle of teriyaki sauce that looks like a coke bottle. He tips it back as if it were a bottle of coke expecting to get a drink out of it (it still has its safety seal). He is also putting together two-word sentences now, like "tractor dirty."
I plan on reading some Greek and Hebrew tomorrow with my classmates, in addition to my tutoring Greek in the morning and teaching Greek in the evening. I enjoy the languages very much, but it is almost time to get back to more "substantial" (secondary) reading. That's all for now!
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Friday, August 8, 2008
Jacoby's Transition Update
Jacoby has completed one week at his new school. He is actually home today with what appears to be a small cold.
His transition has gone fairly well. The first three days were difficult, one of them more difficult than the others. On Thursday he was back to normal. He came home that day with his first painting from this school.
The transition has been a little rough on the parents, but we are happy with his school and believe he will do well there. As I researched the difference between putting him in childcare and caring for him at home, I discovered that both scenarios have distinct advantages. Neither scenario appears to be superior to the other. In Jacoby's case, I hope the childcare setting develops his social skills.
Another interesting thing I found was that whether a child is in childcare or not, the child's family plays the greatest role in determining how well the child develops over time. See this website for more details on the research I have been reading.
His transition has gone fairly well. The first three days were difficult, one of them more difficult than the others. On Thursday he was back to normal. He came home that day with his first painting from this school.
The transition has been a little rough on the parents, but we are happy with his school and believe he will do well there. As I researched the difference between putting him in childcare and caring for him at home, I discovered that both scenarios have distinct advantages. Neither scenario appears to be superior to the other. In Jacoby's case, I hope the childcare setting develops his social skills.
Another interesting thing I found was that whether a child is in childcare or not, the child's family plays the greatest role in determining how well the child develops over time. See this website for more details on the research I have been reading.
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