green hippo Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Do you write your observations in the present or past tense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Oh dear - both! Quick snapshots or post-its are usually past tense, longer 5 or 10 min narratives in the present tense. No rhyme or reason for this, just the way they come out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panders Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 This year, following a look at a New Zealand learning journey I switched to past tense, i.e,, today Johnnie, you were interested in playing with the ........ and said " " and when I asked ....... you said " " You looked like you were having such fun using the...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froglet Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Usually past but that's mainly because I take a photo or make a reminder note on Tapestry at the moment something happens and then write it so it makes sense in the evening - by that time it is past tense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 When I trained (many moons ago!) I was taught that it is best to use present tense as this means you are more likely to write a factual report of what you actually see, rather than a reflective account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lsp Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green hippo Posted December 1, 2015 Author Share Posted December 1, 2015 Thanks for your replies. I'll continue with the past tense then which I prefer to write in. Green Hippo x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Always past tense. Reading back present tense can be clumsy yo read back, I find, as you can fall into switching between tenses easily. "Jenny goes to the sand tray and picks up the spade and asked S if she could have the bucket". I think a parent would far rather read something a bit more reflective - it reads much more naturally 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Yes always past tense for me too :1b 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harmony1985 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Always past tense because you write it down after it happened lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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