Correct Her or It's Just Fine
By kiogie9
@kiogie9 (38)
Philippines
February 13, 2007 9:42pm CST
I have a 6 y/o daughter and her teachers comments are all the same that she is not paying attention during discussion...So I asked them if they tried to ask her about the lesson when they noticed that she is not listening...they said yes and she can answer the question correctly.So how can they tell that she is not listening. I've observed my daughter when she was 2 years old...while she is playing I'm reading stories or sometimes just turn on the T.V. afterwhich I tried asking questions and she can answer ahe can even tell the story on her own words. And sometimes she will stop playing for awhile and then ask me some questions about the story or the movie. When she was still a baby I always read to her even I think she is not listening, I play musics everytime she sleeps and let her watch kids movies.
What will I do because her teachers were complaining because some of her classmates are doing the same though they don't have the same ability as my daughter.
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@killahclaire (3665)
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14 Feb 07
Well if your daughter is doing well and is clearly paying attention then tell the teacher the rest of the kids are her problem. If she cant keep order then its her fault.
Why dont they do a reward system for the pupils who sit good and look as if theyre paying attention aswell
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@chaygylmommy (2470)
• United States
14 Feb 07
If she is soaking it all up, what is the difference in whether she "looks" like she is paying attention? UNLESS she is disrupting the other kids. Now, she can't be responsible for what other kids do...that's not fair. BUT...if she is disrupting or trying to say read a book or something during a lesson, I can see the teachers complaining since the other kids will think that isn't fair. She has to learn to follow the rules and all, but if she is just sort of staring off into space and all and the teachers interpret that as not listening, then I don't see what their problem is. Is she way advanced? Maybe she is totally bored and could use some more advanced classes?
@kiogie9 (38)
• Philippines
14 Feb 07
During her preschool class the teacher let me watch her without her noticing me...she is not looking at the teacher sometimes drawing things and sometimes just looking at the object she is holding...when the teacher call her attetion and tell her to stop she will stop for a second and find another things to do. But she is not distracting her classmates.
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@killahclaire (3665)
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14 Feb 07
Maybe its just the style of learning she doesnt go for or maybe the teacher.
Maybe considering giving her a one day try in another class to see if she responds the same
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@dbcraff (162)
• United States
14 Feb 07
Well if she can answer the question I would say she is listening? How you can they punish her for not listening when clearly she is. Maybe you need to talk to her and explain that when the teacher is talking she needs to put what she is doing down and look at the teacher. Not because you don't think she isn't listening but, just because this is the polite thing to do when someone is talking. If you punish her because they don't think she is listening and she is. You are sending her the wrong message. And don't let the teachers try to punish her for it. Make sure they give you some kind of evidence she isn't listening.
