One of my adult children is finishing up a MA in Education thus she is required to complete a teaching internship. She has returned home each day with her mind barely intact due to the riggors of the class room.
From the beginning of the internship all I had to say each afternoon was "Hi" and I'd get an earful of what each (nameless) child did or said. She'd say things like "In the middle of telling them the instructions one child said 'Miss, I don't understand what to do' without waiting for me to finish" This went on for many weeks.
For the last week or two, she's been very silent, silent I tell you...she's asleep on the couch shortly after I say "Hi." After her nap... the stories begin. My teacher-to-be just cannot understand why her students will not pay attention to or follow instructions (this is a high achieving class). One would think that higher achievers would be able to follow instructions, but no; most of them don't.
So what should she do with these students? My suggestion to her was that when she has her own classroom I promise to make her a banner that says something like: Listen to the instructions, Read the Instructions or even Extra points if you read and follow the instructions.
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