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From: gdvsmit@watrose.UUCP (Riel Smit)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: LARGE MUSCLE MOTOR SKILLS ???
Message-ID: <7376@watrose.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 21-Mar-85 10:49:21 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar 21 10:49:21 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 22-Mar-85 01:42:37 EST
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Reply-To: gdvsmit@watrose.UUCP (Riel Smit)
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Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario
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Keywords: motor skills, teachers, respect

>>> Does anyone have any advice on how we can help our 5 year old son to
>>> improve his large muscle motor skills?  His (kindergarten) teacher
>>> seems to think it is below average.  I don't necessarily agree with
>>> that assessment, ...
>
>> You're right to question the teacher!  What is your son supposed to
>> have trouble _doing?_  Saluting the teacher?
>
>Be serious !!!!  This is the teacher you leave your son with for 8
>hours everyday, 

  actually its only 3 hours a day...

>              , if you have no respect for her opinion, I suggest you
>take your son to another school.  
>
>Thanks to all the "Teachers" that care !!!!

I have nothing against the teacher, and respect her opinion.  I am sure
her opinion is based on the situation as she perceived it.  I was just
wondering whether what she saw was "all of it" (just as I am wondering
whether what I see is "all of it" - therefore the original message):
Pierre sometimes acts "silly" to get his younger sister to laugh - he would
walk into things or trip himself up (all on purpose) and fall over with a big
show (which his sister absolutely loves).  My wife was visiting his school
a while ago and was helping during gym time.  Whether it was her presence,
I don't know, but Pierre was doing the same kind of thing, this time to
amuse his friends.  Now I don't know on what the teacher based her opinion,
that I'll find that out at the parent-teacher interview coming up.

But enough. Thanks for all the advice (some by mail). No, we're not taking him
to the doctor (yet) - he had a check up recently.  Yes, Dad will spend more
time with him playing (large muscle) games and having fun (and watch to
see if something more needs to be done).  Yes, "Thanks to all the teachers
that care" - they need our support.

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Riel Smit 
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