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[fromtheuk]

Okay, thankfully.

Just one thing I'd like to share with you.

This morning she told me she would want to see the lesson plan for my special after school class, 2 days before the lesson.

My last co-teacher, who was not very nice, didn't mind me showing her the lesson plan on the day of the lesson, in some cases when she was busy she would ask for a lesson plan, after the class had finished.

I felt a bit angry to be honest, seeing as my lessons for after school class last year was considered to be appropriate by my previous co-teacher.

The new co-teacher also said if she wanted to change anything in my lesson plan, 2 days would give her enough time for that. She looked like she was trying to control me but I suspect she was nervous.

I told her if my plans last year were appropriate and she could not change my lesson plans if they were appropriate.

I also said she could teach the special class herself if she wanted to change the lesson. I told her its my class and I won't change my lesson plans.

We kind of haggled over it, and I agreed, albeit reluctantly, I'd show her my lesson plan 1 day before class.

I also said I am not a slave and I don't have to obey her all the time.

How will she be able to critique my lesson plan when her English is pretty mediocre?!!! I felt frustrated.

Anyway, if she does critique my lesson plan and I feel it is unjustified, I will give her feedback on every single mistake she makes, I'll also explain to her plainly, her criticism is invalid because her English level is fairly bad.

I'm all for politeness, and accept I am not a qualified teacher. But the idea of a non-native speaker changing my lesson plan, when it's meant to be my class, and one which for the last year was never considered in need of change, makes me feel a bit angry.

What do you think my fellow posters?

[poet13]

Honestly, it sounds like you're spoiling for a scrap. I completely understand that you want the relationship to begin with mutual respect of position and territory, but I think if you acutally spoke to her the way you typed, I wouldn't be surprised if she did an end-around with the vice-principal, and just "confirmed" that she has the final say.

[Kimchieluver]

OP, once again you have talked yourself into a rivalry with a co-teacher. They have asked to see my lesson plans for the after school program and I said no in a very nice way. You should read Tsun Tzu.. you could learn something.

[DrunkenMaster]

My God, you must be IMPOSSIBLE to work with judging from the posts you put up here.

Hint: maybe it's you...

[fromtheuk]

To be honest, previously on this forum various posters have said similar things e.g. the co-teacher is chummy with the V.P. and P. They will tell them about me being awkward, even though I'm not, which means I'll be in a weak position.

Thankfully, the V.P. and P. are universally hated by the staff at my school. Nobody is close to them, teachers have to struggle to even see them to get their signatures for paperwork etc.

My new co-teacher told me later she was upset because the Principal refused her the option of teaching an after school class, so I don't know if that was a factor in all of this.

In my case, I am actually happy the P. is disliked, because if he was close with the staff here, perhaps I would have had problems.

[laogaiguk]

Honest, useful criticism is always good. Two days before the lesson isn't really all that hard either. It also sounds like you are a hard person to work with.

But, having said that, I wasn't there when she said this so I don't know her mannerisms, or how she acted. She might have been trying to wrestle control, which should be dealt with quickly. She may have just been proactive in her teaching. All I have to go by are your posts though.

[PGF]

choose your battles wisely.

Sounds like you turned a "just smile and nod" situation into a fight.

9 times out of ten, smiling and nodding and then doing what ever you want to do works. They just want to "feel" that they have power over you. Let them think it and then do as you wish.

[crusher_of_heads]

choose wisely.

delete asinine coteacher posts and put them on your blog, dumbass.

You are welcome.

[thegadfly]

Your supervising teacher is being polite and reasonable. I know you do not consider yourself a "real" teacher, nor your job a "real" job, (from your many, many posts about your unprofessional, socially dysfunctional, and sense-of-entitlement-having behavior and attitude) so it may be silly to point out that real teachers usually have to submit their lesson plans to the school administrators a week or more in advance. When I taught in Texas, we were asked for 6 weeks worth of daily plans every 6 weeks, with the first 6-week set due at the end of the teachers' work-week prior to the first day of school. In Michigan, we only had to do a week at a time, a week in advance.

Lesson plans are part of the job, and since the responsibility for the classroom is on the K-teacher, it is fair, reasonable, and proper that she get your lesson plans in advance.

[daz1979]

Is there any need to constantly provide a commentary to your every move in Korea.

Stop whining like a washer woman and get on with it. Makes you come accross as a right tw@t!!

[matthews_world]

Too much pressure.

Pull a runner....fast!

[Netz]

All I want to know is, "How has fromtheuk made it this far in life with such a hypersensitivity to everything, including work"?

You need to go read some Depak Chopra books or something. The rest of the world isn't out to "get" you.

"Use the Force Luke"!

[crusher_of_heads]

fromtheuk, instead of writing in your diary like a 14 year old girl, invest in some dental floss.

[ghohn]

[maingman]

laogaiguk writes

Honest, useful criticism is always good



C'est.... "constructive criticism "