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[genesis9]

Does your co-teacher over-rule you?

[TheUrbanMyth]

What do you mean? As in matters relating to English (when you say it one way and they say it another) or in matters relating to discipline?

Anyway as regards the first that's yet to happen and as for the second, if there's a co-teacher I let them handle the discipline...otherwise I deal with it.

[Fishead soup]

You should never let a co-teacher undermine you. Plan a consistant discipline policy before entering the class and stick to it.

[egrog1717]

In buracratic matters with the school, yes... While she's not really my "boss", I still treat her with that level of respect when it comes to dealing with school-related matters (IE: She asks me to do something, I do it - within reason... but I havn't been asked to do anything stupid like clean bathrooms yet *so*, lol)

In classroom matters I would say we're on equal footing, but only because we have just a good working relationship... We both defer to the other depending on who deals with a situation first...

[nomad-ish]

chances are you'll have a few co-teachers, but you'll have one main handler. i find mine to be rather bossy: she likes to gives me extra work, if kids come to her for questions, she sends them on to me, she volunteered me for extra/free tutoring to another teacher at "anytime," she constantly asks me what i'm teaching in other grades and then comments like she's my boss (my favourite: "is that all?"), makes suggestions during my lessons when she should wait until after class, and i'm pretty sure delegates down paperwork to me.

[Xuanzang]

[mmstyle]

nomad-ish,

I just curious...is she older or younger than you? May I ask how you deal with these situations she puts you in? I have had to deal with some frustrating co-teachers and I do like to hear constructive information on dealing with Korean co-teachers.

[nomad-ish]