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Post: Frustrated by classroom teacher's attitudes

Posted by Marie on 5/04/08

    I work in a program called Reading Improvement with is
    similar to Title I, however funding is different. Students
    are all identified as reading one or more years below grade
    level and come to work with me daily in small groups. This
    year, in particular, there are a few classroom teachers who
    schedule movies, extra recess, art, etc. during the time
    when I pull their students for Reading Improvement. Having
    been a classroom teacher before I took this position, I
    realize the difficulties in scheduling when some students
    have to leave. However, when the children are taken away
    from a reward or fun activity, they definitely don't want to
    work on their reading with me. I also have students come to
    class late because their classroom teacher made them finish
    up an assignment before they'll release them to my room. One
    teacher even told me that she is a professional educator who
    doesn't need help from me or the ELL teacher. A former
    principal once told her that the parents have given legal
    permission for such programs and that the classroom teacher
    has no right to refuse services. Does anyone have any
    suggestions for how to handle this, aside from going to the
    principal (which I've tried but it hasn't really solved the
    issue)? Sorry this is such a long post, but I'm getting more
    and more frustrated. This past week, I notified all of the
    teachers that I had to administer end of the year tests that
    are mandated by the state, yet I had teachers who just plain
    forgot and scheduled in a dodgeball game or art activity
    rather than sending their students.

Posts on this thread, including this one

  • Frustrated by classroom teacher's attitudes, 5/04/08, by Marie.
  • Re: Frustrated by classroom teacher's attitudes, 5/04/08, by rita.
  • Re: Frustrated by classroom teacher's attitudes, 5/04/08, by my thoughts.
  • Re: Frustrated by classroom teacher's attitudes, 5/05/08, by suzy.

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