![]() ![]() The second note describes rather than interprets Umar's behaviors. Someone reading this note may have different ideas about what happened because words such as "hard time," "doesn't like," "ignores," and "gets upset" are open to interpretation. Umar starts to cry (tears).īoth observation notes describe how Umar separates from his mother, but the first note contains the teacher's assumptions about and interpretations of Umar's behavior. Mom goes to Umar, kisses him, says goodbye, walks out. Umar turns his head away, sees Lettie (child) holding and shaking a ball with a bell inside, holds his arms out to her, crawls over and sits next to her, takes ball from her hands, shakes it. Mom sits down next to him, picks a book from the bin, shows cover to Umar, begins to read. Umar's mom carries him into the room, sets him down on floor next to book bin. Crawls over to Lettie, takes ball from her hands gets upset when mom kisses him, says goodbye, and leaves the room. ![]() Ignores her when she tries to read a book to him. He doesn't like being put down on the floor. Umar has a hard time when his mom brings him into the room. ![]() One way in which staff may think about their own objectivity is to ask themselves, "Am I describing this child's behaviors and interactions in the same or a similar way that someone else observing this child would describe them?" 2 Consider the following observation notes about 8-month-old Umar:
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