11 Jun, 2007
Pre-teen summer group 2007
Posted by teacherjulie @ 9:59 pm
Shelved under Being a (Special Ed) Teacher, Lessons in Life, My Thoughts, Parenting, Teaching Techniques

June 11, 2007 was the last day of our Summer Group programs at the center. To the BB Buddies students, I hope they would be able to use the skills we taught them as they go back to their respective preschools.

The Pre-Teen Summer Group students, I hope they use the important social skills training and discussions we did.

What have I learned about the Pre-Teen Group? A lot. Because they have language and social skills problems, they go through different situations very, very differently than those who do not have these difficulties. I have even shed some tears during one of the discussions that we did. As a parent and as a teacher, my heart bleeds when I listen to them tell us their experiences.

To all of you friends who are reading this post, I hope you get to talk to your children about some of the things that happen to them in school. Who knows, you might be able to learn something new or something else that’s been bothering your child.

Some of the things I have discovered during our discussions are:

  • One of them said that “It’s okay if I don’t get invited to parties. Sanay na ako (I’m used to it). Lagi naman ako hindi ini-invite (I don’t always get invited anyway).”
  • One of them said that “Hindi ako natutuwa na noong nagreport ako sa harap ng klase, hindi sila nakikinig sa akin. (I’m not happy when I was reporting in front of the class and nobody was listening to me.)”
  • One of them said, “Hindi ko alam kung ano ang gagawin ko kapag may tumutukso sa akin at galit na ako. Kapag nilabanan ko, ako pa ang masama. (I don’t know what I will do when someone is teasing me and I am getting angry. If I get angry, I am the one they blame.)”
  • When asked if they have had some bad experiences with others in school, one of them said: “kinukuha nila ang perang baon ko. (They are getting my money/allowance).”

If only we could continue with the Pre-teen group during this school year, I would have loved to do that. Scheduling is a problem. That way, we would be able to process the events and experiences that they go through while these things are happening in school That way, they are able to cope and learn and understand the different situations as we do discussions. I hope.

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12 Jun, 2007 @ 4:54 pm
Liza said:

Yes, the pre-teen group, otherwise known a “TWEENS” nowadays, need a lot of support.. I’m glad you were able to spend time with them.

  • I’m glad too, because I have a tween, DD1 Trixie. They not only need a lot of support but lot of nurturance as well as encouragement to be able to help them find their “own place under the sun.”

13 Jun, 2007 @ 9:23 am
ladycess said:

advice naman po, what should we tell our kids if they are victims of bullies? what can we do (other than terrorizing the bully, hehehe)

  • That is quite hard because first you have to know the entire situation first. What triggered the bullying is important. For smaller children, it is best to tell them to ignore the bullies because these just come in forms of teasing. This also holds true for the bigger ones. But if the child being bullied has little control over himself and has little control in restraining himself and in turn do retaliation by teasing back or worse by hitting the bullies, it is best to seek the help of adults including teachers and other school authorities. Especially if there is extortion of money, physical and verbal abuse, it is also best to write down the events in details if there were no “witnesses.” The bullies should be stopped because if they are not, they might stop at their current victim when the excitement runs out but would move on to other vulnerable victims. My 2 cents, hope it helped a bit.

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