Turkeys

Yesterday I visited a Montessori school and discovered it was not my taste at all. The children were receiving no instruction, simply doing their own thing. Sure, it was a peaceful and behaved environment, but I couldn't see any learning. They said the children learn independently, uninhibited by the fast-paced and demanding ways of traditional schools. It may be appreciated by many, but it's far from my taste. In fact, when talking with my elementary teacher about it she told me there was a montessori student in Kindergarten this year and he was unable to listen to the teacher and follow instructions. What else would you expect though of a child who's been able to do his own thing for his whole school career?
Moving on, today I had a blast at school. I made hand paint turkeys with the little kids. I painted their palms and thumbs brown, and then their other fingers individual colors. They LOVED it. We also made glue patterns on their leave collages and then poured glitter on the top. It took my whole time at the school to finish the turkeys, and I only got through 8 of the collages. The kids said the paint tickled and we all had a good laugh. When I become a teacher I will most definately be making the turkeys.