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An English teacher at my high school wanted to offer French club after school. Without any communication with the world language dept, she began doing so (the administration was pretty hands off). She is not a certified French teacher, and is doing this for free. At the time she began the club, there was no French offered, now there is.

While it is generous of her to use her time for this, I feel that the language department should take charge of this and that it makes me look like I am unwilling or uncaring not to do this since I was hired to teach French (and Spanish). In addition in our contract, we are supposed to get paid for clubs - but the budget is stressed. I feel marginalized by this- how should I react; what do you think?
madamesuzanne On 3/15/15, What do you think? wrote: > An English teacher at my high school wanted to offer French > club after school. Without any communication with the world > language dept, she began doing so (the administration was > pretty hands off). She is not a certified French teacher, > and is doing this for free. At the time she began t...See More
Mar 15, 2015
Kate Hi, I would offer to help her with the French club either as a guest speaker, or donating learning materials, or time. If the budget is stressed, she is possibly donating her time. Perhaps the both of you could help the French club succeed (power in numbers).

On 3/15/15, What do you think? wrote: > An English teacher at my high school ...See More
Mar 18, 2015
Well, you asked You are taking something that happened before you were hired to teach French/Spanish too personally and your concerns come across as self-centered. Right now your concerns are all about yourself and how you are perceived; not about how to help students or collaborate with colleagues.

If French wasn't offered in your school at the time of t...See More
Mar 18, 2015
about French club To Well, you asked:

You made a couple of assumptions. The administration did not give their permission and I was there at the time.

I had already been hired to teach French as well as Spanish, and she began the club at the beginning of the year. (She was hired that year also). This did not happen before I came to the school as yo...See More
yesterday, 2015
two cents On 3/28/15, about French club wrote: > To Well, you asked: > > You made a couple of assumptions. The administration did not > give their permission and I was there at the time. > > I had already been hired to teach French as well as Spanish, and > she began the club at the beginning of the year. (She was hired > that year al...See More
Apr 25, 2015


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