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Docia Shares a Story - "Enough is Enough"

by Docia Zavitkovsky
September/October 1998
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One day on my way to the bank, I passed a center with a large picture window and noticed a sign, "Young Children's Early Learning Center." Underneath were the words, "two hour enrichment program for children three to five years of age." I was curious, so I stopped to watch a teacher and a small group of children seated around a large table busy with a variety of materials - puzzles, manipulatives, construction paper, and an assortment of art materials. It was an enchanting picture; but as I continued to watch, I wondered why there was no child/child or child/teacher interaction, no talking and laughing. Were they that intent on what they were doing?

When I stopped on my return from doing my banking and a few errands, the same children were at the same table, doing the same table activity with the same materials. It was evident they were no longer interested. They looked bored and were fidgety and restless.

I started to go, but when I saw the teacher get up and leave, I wanted to see what would happen. What would the children do? There was a moment of silence, a craning of necks to be sure she ...

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