Teacher treating children too young

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My child is in a year 3 class, the teacher now sings a song to get them to sit on the carpet and has organised a book advent for this week. The children are 7 and 8, I feel they are far too old to be sung to sit on the carpet. Aibu to talk to the headteacher?

This post can't be serious!!!

If it is, then there is nothing wrong with how the teacher manages behaviour, tidying up, sitting down etc. if a song works it works.

Teachers get enough bad wrap as it is- leave them so do the job they are qualified for. Doubt you would appreciate a parents of one of your students making a complaint with regards to how you lecture. Ffs

@BusyMum47 , as the survivor of many a crazed run-up to Christmas, I salute you!
It's the best job in the world when it goes well, but it certainly has its moments!
As for the nit-picking, try to remember that you're only hearing from the ones with complaints for now, where the vast majority are perfectly happy, so just get on with their lives. Then, at the end of the year, you get the lovely messages of appreciation, and (occasionally bonkers) presents.
We once had an extremely pro-school mum who was doing so much voluntarily that we encouraged her to sign up as a lunchtime helper, so that she was getting some remuneration, however modest, for her efforts. After a few weeks, she confided to me that it had been an eye-opener!

You’re being mental. The teacher is responsible for behaviour management strategies in their own class, and if they find that singing a song is what works for them then what does it matter to you? It’s not like your issue is that it doesn’t work, you would just prefer they did something else (despite the fact that you’re not a primary school teacher and therefore not trained in behavioural management for primary school aged children).

And a book advent is a lovely idea with no upper age limit.

This is just silly, meddling, over-involved micro managing on your part.

I was thinking that too, @ILoveVeg. Egregious grammatical error + claim to be University lecturer = Instant embarrassment and vanishing OP.

Since when is singing and books too young for 8 year olds?! This is the weirdest post.

Whilst your child might be 'too old', in your opinion, for such delivery in the classroom I can assure you there will be a large number of children that will only respond to that kind of teaching - sounds a good way of encouraging good behaviour and keeping things a bit fun!

Honestly! You've got too much time on your hands OP to be worrying about this.

Just jumping on your post to admire your username. I would love an alpaca for Christmas too (or preferably a few, as they’re herd animals) but sadly it’s not going to happen!

@SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius

I am VERY certain that @Arseynal was being 100% sarcastic in their post.

I see that now @SorcererGaheris. Apologies to @Arseynal.

I would have expected a university lecturer to have a better grasp of basic spelling and grammar but here we are!

Also incorrect use of moreover.

Do you mark essays for university students?

No it is fine if not great for the teacher to be singing songs to/with Year 3. As a teacher who worked my way ‘up’ from Nursery to Year 6, I have always believed that the best teaching approach is from the bottom up, rather than the top down. So if they are still singing on the carpet or from their desks in Year 6 then consider your child lucky to have such teachers!

Thank you 🤗. I would love a whole herd of them but thought it might be pushing my luck 😂.