The teacher really does not say what they can do she is usually straightforward with what they should be doing. She usually will say, “Today we will be doing” or if they are doing something they should not be doing, the teacher will say, “ lets go over the rules” so the kids are reminded that they should be doing something else. However, substitutes tend to use can or cant. For example, some kindergartners receive extra help with other teachers and one kid was going to leave and the substitute told him that she does not believe he can leave the room. The substitute seemed to get frustrated really easy with all of the kindergartners and would tell them they can’t talk during daily five rotations. Quite frequently I am catching myself saying
