Had breakfast and went for a run. Went by the "pacifier tree" in Fredericksberg Have again. Ran over the garden in a different way and then did lots of loops.
Went into DIS and did Danish HW on the computer. Had lunch with Elizabeth (leftover salmon and lentils).
Had Practicum class. We did lots of discussion in small groups (0h so painful to break into! he he he) about Sweden. People had some very good points about what they did and didn't like about the trip. A big negative point was not getting more basic info about the academic institutes and schools we went and not seeing students and teachers in action. Basically Sweden and Denmark have pretty similar edc. systems. The multicultural school I went to was wonderful but the Swedes are somewhat racist and won't go there. There was no deliberate dialogue or celebration of different cultures at the Swedish school.
In Theory class we learned about how teachers write referrals to get assistance working with children with special needs. The teacher must talk with the parent and the principal and then the institute comes in to evaluate and assess the situation. We talked about how important it is to consider the child in various different contexts and get a wide spectrum of different people's opinions and observations. We also talked about how it's important to notice what the child can do well and include positive observations as well.
I went home after theory class.
We had tomato soup and bread for dinner. Karen has still been up in her room sick. I mentioned the pacifier tree and Ida said she doesn't like it and thinks they are ugly. I guess it gets left up all year and it is a symbolic coming of age ritual that many children take place in.
Jens and I watched a very interesting show about a Danes travels in China. I couldn't understand most of it but seeing the footage was interesting. Asian culture seems to be of big interest to the Danes.
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