Video 1 Review
The teacher is very sweet with her students & patient. She has created centers for them & numbered how many students are allowed in the center so that they understand the limits during center time. During this day the choices are housekeeping or restaurant. She has directed the learning by choosing the available centers but the students still get to choose which center interests them the most. She asks them what they want to do & gives them the choice to go where they want within reason. When the boy wants to go to restaurant but the center is full she gently directs his attention towards housekeeping after explaining that there is no more room in that center. Also when another student asks to go to painting she explains that they will have the opportunity to do that another day but today she can choose between restaurant or housekeeping. This shows that she is making sure that her students are consistently repeating centers day after day. No where in the video does she say, "No," or get stern. She uses her words wisely & redirects their attention in a positive way so the children are at ease & willing to try something that they initially wasn't their first choice. She has important qualities in an early childhood teacher which are patience, direction, & kindness. She is guiding the learning & setting boundaries that children need while still allowing the children to explore their interests.
Video 2 Review
The teacher sees that the child is about to do something inappropriate in the classroom setting. The student is not doing it to be bad but is curious about using water from the sink. The teacher is aware of this but has to redirect that interest because using water at the table is not appropriate at that time. She addresses the student & gives her two choices which are water the plants or dump the water out. Just like the first teacher she does not embarrass the child or make them feel bad, she redirects the student's interest to do something acceptable with the water. The child chooses to water the plants & is able to use the water that she has filled her cup with. I think the teacher dealt with the situation well by setting boundaries however I think it would have been more helpful to the child if the teacher also explained to the child why she couldn't bring the water to the table & then redirected her. This way in the future the child can think back to that first incident & remember that her teacher does not want her to bring the water to the table where all the dry materials are.