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I was just wondering if it was a concern by anyone else that the child care centers in Minnesota are under fire for locking their child care center doors and not opening their doors to strangers ringing the bell? We all have an obligation to protect the children inside and only allow in the staff workers ...

Yes, love Bank Street. Using "friends" is a great way to support the feeling of community. Always follow John Dewey and trying to create the "weness" we feel together in the classroom. Long ago when teaching Kindergarten Columbine happened. My principal was saying to everyone on arrival the next day, ...

I am older living in the Midwest. Interestingly when I was young, I was told by a professor to never call children kids as a kid is a baby goat and children not goats. Kids and kiddos are both American slang terms. Adding the "O" has become a term of endearment for child (OS for plural/children) since ...

Yes, agreed, saying "No, thank you" to something requires additional clarification. ------------------------------ Diana Hurst Professor Retired KS ------------------------------

Plus, it also reminded me how children are always learning language from us. So, if we say "no" all the time in responses, we are just going to get the "no" responses right back at us all the time when talking with the children. I always suggest never asking children what they want to do like: "Do you ...