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The Kindergarten Factor
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Because of the pressure to get the children into school, you may even find that you have a 3 year old (Western age) in your kindergarten class. Often the young and new children will exhibit upset and emotional behaviours for a period until they become familiar with the routines. It is quite a long day for these little children, so don't be surprised if you have at least one or two fall asleep in class! This will be the first time that they have been separated from their family caregiver, and almost certainly the first time they will have come across a 'white' person! To add to their discomfort with their new surroundings, they will not understand a word you are saying thus and it can be a frightening experience. It will take a lot of patience, good discipline and comforting from you for them to settle into the class, but unless you establish some firm boundaries and they get to know the real meaning of 'NO!' it could continue to be difficult to manage the very young children. The good thing about having these kindergarten children each day is that you do build up a very close bond with them and it is very rewarding seeing the speedy progress they make in English. In a short time you can easily establish good communication and interaction with them. You also get to select an English name for each child to use at the school. Sometimes the school provides you with a 'baby names book' for you to choose a suitable name from; otherwise you can select names from any source. One teacher slowly worked her way through the All Blacks rugby team to name the boys! Sometimes the children select their own names, especially if they are a little older; but this gives a very strange mixture of TV characters or animals. In 1999 it was not uncommon to have names such as Tinky Winky and La La (from the Teletubbies, which was a huge hit with Korean children). Other names used were Tiger, Star, Sunshine, Lives, and Rocket. Often the Korean teacher may do the naming of a child, and you might find a spelling mistake, which gives the name a whole new meaning, such as 'Palu' instead of 'Paul'.
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