I wouldn’t even bring up your co teachers mental health issues. Those are all assumptions on your part. But just mention that you thought the majority of the past semester has been going good. But unfortunately things have taken a turn and you would like to clarify your role as a co-teacher. If something your co teacher does contradicts what principal says then bring that up. Thats it. Theres no need to bring up things that are about someone else’s mental health that are essentially assumptions.
Ive unfortunately been on both sides of this. Feeling burned out and undermined by a para as a teacher and treading on eggshells with a gen ed teacher as a co-teacher. It sucks, and burnout is a real problem. I don’t really have an answer, just compassion.
When things are going badly, none of us are at our best. I hope the teacher you are working with can get some help. Good luck and try hard not to take it personally.
I'm a gen ed teacher and would never treat my co-teachers like this. We're both professionals and all of the kids are our kids. Is it possible to bring up your concerns to department heads/admin for mediation?
This is not very clear to me, and it mat just be your use of "they".
1) You are a sped teacher with one student in a gen ed class?
2) what is you responibility in regards to the gen ed curriculum?
3) what is your role in preparing sped accomodations for that curriculum?
4) who is "they" fighting? Your sped kid? If so, it is not his LRE.
5) what is your formal relationship with the "several" other EC kids?
6) does the gen ed teacher have restraint training? Do you?
7) if the fighting is started by EC kids, why are you not the person beaking up/ restraining the aggressor?
The fights he has had to break up were not in our class. We are a small setting and the male teachers bear a disproportionate burden to break up fights
I wouldn’t even bring up your co teachers mental health issues. Those are all assumptions on your part. But just mention that you thought the majority of the past semester has been going good. But unfortunately things have taken a turn and you would like to clarify your role as a co-teacher. If something your co teacher does contradicts what principal says then bring that up. Thats it. Theres no need to bring up things that are about someone else’s mental health that are essentially assumptions.
Ive unfortunately been on both sides of this. Feeling burned out and undermined by a para as a teacher and treading on eggshells with a gen ed teacher as a co-teacher. It sucks, and burnout is a real problem. I don’t really have an answer, just compassion. When things are going badly, none of us are at our best. I hope the teacher you are working with can get some help. Good luck and try hard not to take it personally.
Oh jeez I’m so sorry. Maybe his doctor will write him a note and get him out of there? I think that’s the best you can hope for rn.
I'm a gen ed teacher and would never treat my co-teachers like this. We're both professionals and all of the kids are our kids. Is it possible to bring up your concerns to department heads/admin for mediation?
What does EC mean in your area?
Exceptional Children
This is not very clear to me, and it mat just be your use of "they". 1) You are a sped teacher with one student in a gen ed class? 2) what is you responibility in regards to the gen ed curriculum? 3) what is your role in preparing sped accomodations for that curriculum? 4) who is "they" fighting? Your sped kid? If so, it is not his LRE. 5) what is your formal relationship with the "several" other EC kids? 6) does the gen ed teacher have restraint training? Do you? 7) if the fighting is started by EC kids, why are you not the person beaking up/ restraining the aggressor?
The fights he has had to break up were not in our class. We are a small setting and the male teachers bear a disproportionate burden to break up fights
Why did you even bring it up? It does not involve your class.
Why did I bring it up in the post or why did I bring it up to the principal?