I Chose Sakai As A Teacher - 1449 Words

Sakai is a two and a half year old boy who attends a preschool which is under supervision of a Christian church. This preschool has three classes: one for preschool, the others for kindergarten 1 and kindergarten 2; the children range from ages 3 to 5 years old. There are four main teachers and a principal of the school, and there is a total of 26 students in the three classes. I chose Sakai because he is the youngest one in the school and he has many behavior problems with his main teacher and with his peers. Since he is the youngest, his behavior is of interest. I will use concepts of this course to analyze ways to understand his behavior and help him grow and develop. I observed Sakai as a teacher in Jumpstart program; I go there two†¦show more content†¦When I ask Sakai to listen and try to guide him and tell him to be good, he listens to me, but his behavior quickly changes. He will easily walk away without changing his attitude. Sakai s inappropriate behavior is that he plays too rough with his toys and acts rough with his peers and teachers. Rough behavior can become an entrenched habit by age 8. Furthermore, it sends a message that hurting people is acceptable. Children at the preschool age are very active and sometimes their play can get rough. Although this type of play may sometimes appear to be serious, a teacher can usually tell if they are really fighting. They are just beginning to realize they have physical power and strength. Most of the time, rough play is harmless, but fun. We have to step in when the child punches a playmate or tries to hurt him. Sakai and his twin brother usually sit with their teacher Mrs. O because they are smaller than the rest and their language skills are much less developed than the rest of their peers. Sakai always plays alone. He does not even play with his brother. The teacher always tries to separate them, so they do not play with each other. One day during free time , Sakai joined the other students in play. While they were playing with a puzzle mat, he jumped onto the mat and started to throw everything the other children had done. The other two boys, Abnor and Peter, tried to tell him to leave their puzzle, but Sakai did not. Abnor then tried