tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7096897291661942250.post5147478232551192206..comments2024-03-27T10:42:06.379-05:00Comments on SAND AND WATER TABLES: SELF-REGULATION AT THE SENSORY TABLETom Bedardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04427750320077815023noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7096897291661942250.post-81779939668453939072011-11-08T19:10:33.472-06:002011-11-08T19:10:33.472-06:00DR, you are welcome and thanks for the nice commen...DR, you are welcome and thanks for the nice comments. If you have any specific questions, please feel free to email me.Tom Bedardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04427750320077815023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7096897291661942250.post-48611772136453000592011-11-08T18:17:35.502-06:002011-11-08T18:17:35.502-06:00Aha! I found all your vimeos. Now I have plenty ...Aha! I found all your vimeos. Now I have plenty of ideas to work with. Thanks again for putting all of this together. I'm forever grateful to people like you who publish your ideas online where the rest of us can benefit from them. - DRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7096897291661942250.post-50390885000540096302011-11-08T17:47:49.657-06:002011-11-08T17:47:49.657-06:00Incredible! Could we have more detailed descripti...Incredible! Could we have more detailed descriptions of various sensory materials and media you've used? I need to do more of this, but lack the inner engineer that you obviously have living in your brain. An actual blueprint of what you use and how you put it together wouldn't be too much information.<br /><br />Thanks for taking the time to help the rest of us along. - DRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7096897291661942250.post-35173088457673886012011-10-19T16:53:36.793-05:002011-10-19T16:53:36.793-05:00Greg, thank you. Though it may sound like I know ...Greg, thank you. Though it may sound like I know what I am talking about, I am continually thinking and reassessing my thoughts. Last year I had a boy who did not want to sit down for group time. I did not "make" him sit down. Instead of engaging in a power struggle to "make" him sit down, I started the group time. In less than two minutes, he sat down on his own volition. Because he did that on his own, he sat down for all the the group times for the rest of the year when requested. Sometimes structure doesn't look like structure and sometimes spontaneity looks like out-of-control when it is not. Knowing the difference is the rub for a teacher. <br /><br />The videos are invaluable and when I revisit them, they always reveal new material that I did not see before.Tom Bedardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04427750320077815023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7096897291661942250.post-44885319251555057822011-10-19T07:37:05.428-05:002011-10-19T07:37:05.428-05:00I love the reasoning you give to back up your phil...I love the reasoning you give to back up your philosophy & practice. I recently posted about spontaneity vs structure. I too believe in enabling children to be guardians in their own learning & development. I also want to provide them with the tools to cope with the realities of school as early as their toddler years. These approaches don't have to be in opposition. they can actually compliment one another to empower children to self regulate in a vast range of situations.<br /><br />By the way, I love your use of videos to let your readers discover what is happening for themselves.Greghttp://malesinearlychildhood.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7096897291661942250.post-79874735263064637852011-10-17T21:31:30.134-05:002011-10-17T21:31:30.134-05:00Marla, thanks for the kind words. I can freely ad...Marla, thanks for the kind words. I can freely admit that there was a time when I felt I needed control as a teacher. A few years back, though, I came to the realization that building respectful, reciprocal relationships was my most important endeavor in the classroom. If and when that happens, the flow of engaged children in the room is a thing of beauty.Tom Bedardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04427750320077815023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7096897291661942250.post-7017603758783142492011-10-17T20:05:40.347-05:002011-10-17T20:05:40.347-05:00Refreshing!
We need more of you! Can you duplicate...Refreshing!<br />We need more of you! Can you duplicate yourself?<br />On a serious note, you sincerely respect children and clearly believe that children are competent. <br />So often teachers have so much fear about losing control that they only allow themselves to have it.<br />This post should be required reading. Thank you so much.Marla McLean, Atelieristahttp://atelier.schoolwithinschool.orgnoreply@blogger.com