tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post4230632234607997193..comments2023-07-20T03:10:07.458-05:00Comments on Bluebird's Classroom: The Rooster Next DoorUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-1414166283872196072011-09-26T20:35:58.540-05:002011-09-26T20:35:58.540-05:00@Linda: Friday after school socializing? Really?...@Linda: Friday after school socializing? Really? You do that? We're so damn tired and so busy with clubs and dances that there is no such thing as Friday after school socializing. Or any other day for that matter. I'm lucky to see my husband for an hour a day!Mrs. Bluebirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10283080212189118357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-20439755732131582522011-09-26T07:03:03.201-05:002011-09-26T07:03:03.201-05:00I dunno.
Some of his authoritative attitude may b...I dunno.<br /><br />Some of his authoritative attitude may be coming from his uncertainty about being moved - who likes to be told, "you're getting a change of assignment, right now". He has to be devastated that he was considered expendable.<br /><br />Also, men, when nervous and unsure, tend to bluster. Have pity. He's probably a good person, and a good colleague who needs support. Don't forget, men in elementary and middle school feel left out of informal and social interactions - you girls do that (or, so I've been told by men). Treat him like you'd want a lone female Chemistry teacher treated by her peers at the high school.<br /><br />I have been the new kid breaking into a well-managed group - the regulars don't always make it easy. And they definitely made me feel stupid - don't think I didn't see the "significant glances" at each other that conveyed "isn't she hopeless?" without a word. Keep the unspoken disdain out of sight. In fact, dump it.<br /><br />Finally, remember, he wasn't there when you set the rules and procedures. He'll forget, misinterpret, and not find it easy. Cut him some slack. Imagine having to make a mid-year change to a school that treats you like you're a rookie, insists on your changing routines that you KNOW work, kids that don't respond to methods that have worked flawlessly, and a general sense of "holy shit, who did I piss off to get this assignment?"<br /><br />And, include him in the Friday after school socializing. And the conversations.Linda Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15024201252345608291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-53290199993599661422011-09-25T11:40:51.033-05:002011-09-25T11:40:51.033-05:00Oh, dear. It's annoying when you have to make...Oh, dear. It's annoying when you have to make major adjustments after school has started. It's hard for the students and hard for the teachers. <br /><br />Just be yourself, Mrs. Bluebird, and don't take any crap from the Bantam Rooster.Mrs. Gumbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07055940129493095509noreply@blogger.com