SUBSCRIBE chat center Gazette|Chatboards|Lessons|Projects|Classifieds|Mailrings|Jobs|Harry Wong|Live!|Advertise SUBMIT POST ALL POSTS TOP POSTS Share | Print | Report Post Teachers Chatboard Search Teachers.Net Advanced Quick Links: Set Hot Now... • August 2008 Gazette • Teacher Tech Center • The Lesson Bank Most Popular • Set Your Quick Links • Chat Center • All Chatboards • Lesson Bank • Teacher Mailrings • Project Center • Classified Ads • Live Chat & Meetings Select by • State/Region • Grade Level • Curriculum • Interest Group • Teaching Method Special Topics • Technology • Languages • Hot Topics • Career Center • Distance Learning • Fundraising • Tutoring Center • Teacher's Bookshelf • Free Printables • Classroom Photos • Meeting Archive • Teaching Articles • Library • Web Tools • Webring • Search • Advertise   Re: experienced teacher needs advice Posted by suzy on 5/28/08 I wouldn't want to be a principal. On 5/19/08, good luck wrote: > On 3/27/08, anon in ID wrote: >> This may be difficult to understand, but I am not willing >> to give details. My question is this: how does one deal >> with an extremely passive aggressive colleague? Perhaps you >> can generalize from situations you have been in that ring a >> bell. Thanks for all responses. I'm worn out with this. > > > Understand first that schools are places that can drive some > people crazy with frustration. Some teachers teach in the > same building for 40 years, year in and year out, and they go > batty from it. And there's no career advancement for teachers > really - you either become a principal or you don't. So some > teachers will spend their frustrated time playing games all > over the place to establish a kind of side career of making > other people as miserable as they are. > > Does this colleaugue do it to everybody or just to you or just > to a few? Maybe you can smooth out the underlying issue that > causes her to focus on you but sometimes you have to smile and > avoid them when possible. I smile and talk about the weather - > Beautiful day! And seem to agree with everything they say. > > Good luck. RESPOND TO THIS POST START A NEW THREAD RETURN TO CHATBOARD Posts on this thread, including this one experienced teacher needs advice, 3/27/08, by anon in ID. Re: experienced teacher needs advice, 3/28/08, by good luck!. Re: experienced teacher needs advice, 3/30/08, by anon in ID. Re: experienced teacher needs advice, 4/27/08, by jillp. Re: experienced teacher needs advice, 5/05/08, by My advice. Re: experienced teacher needs advice, 5/15/08, by suzy. Re: experienced teacher needs advice, 5/19/08, by good luck. Re: experienced teacher needs advice, 5/25/08, by from OP. Re: experienced teacher needs advice, 5/28/08, by laurie. Re: experienced teacher needs advice, 5/28/08, by suzy. Re: experienced teacher needs advice, 5/28/08, by suzy. Re: experienced teacher needs advice, 5/28/08, by from OP.

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