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I don't think this is a situation where you can just keep trying
to just get through. You MUST keep in close contact with your
college supervisor. Document everything and email it to your
supervisor. The reason people like this co-teacher are put in
the position of mentoring student teachers is because colleges
may have difficulty finding enough top notch teachers to take on
a student teacher, so you get the subpar ones who do it just for
the extra money,or credits, or whatever.
If you just keep trying to get through on your own, this co-
teacher has the power to write crappy evaluations of you that
could hurt your ability to have your own classroom later. Also,
don't think this co-teacher wouldn't pick up the phone and call
your supervisor to complain about you, rather than trying to
discuss it directly with you. Because she will! Believe me, I am
speaking from experience. It is just the luck of the draw
whether you get a good or bad co-teacher and it CAN affect your
fiuture career.
You must cover your backside at all times!

On 10/31/09, Mark wrote:
> On 10/23/09, Trouble wrote:
>> I am a person that does not like to complain. When i come
>> into contact with someone who i do not particularly like i
>> am very cordial and try to see the good in them. My co-
>> teacher is a complete nightmare for me. Prior to begining
>> my experience she had emailed and asked when i was
>> starting. I emailed her back and informed her of when i
>> was told to start, i also mentioned in that email that if
>> she wnated me to i would have no problem coming in earlier
>> if she wanted me too. I received an email back stating
>> that the time i was given was fine for her. My first day i
>> arriving she jumped down my throat i felt like and asked if
>> the principal mentioned anything to me about my start date,
>> because the other student teachers started the week
>> before. That was my first impression of her and our
>> relationship. I know she has personally issues going on,
>> but i don't feel as though she is approachable for
>> information. She never informs me information regarding
>> school spirit, or anything in that regard. She only speaks
>> to me if there is someone else is in the room, otherwise
>> she is busy reading her email. i have never student taught
>> before and i do not know if this normal or not. I feel as
>> though if i don't answer the way she wants me too or agree
>> with her she is jumping down throat and becoming
>> defensive. I go in early, stay late when needed, and
>> volunteer when possible. When she asks me to submit lesson
>> plans i do so. Any advice on how to handle her or the
>> situation.
>
> I started my student teaching this semester at the age of 47.
> I mention this because in my previous job, I have learned a
> few things that I now can apply. The main thing is document,
> document, document. My sponsor teacher is awful also. When
> posing a question to her, I always e-mail her and later I
> print out the e-mails. The first time I needed the printouts
> is when she said, in an e-mail, I was not invited to group
> planning. 2 days later, infront of the head of English, she
> said it would be helpful if I attended these sessions. I
> agreed with her but the next day, I showed her the e-mails
> and told her I was confused. I did this very nicely and my
> point was to show her that I was on top of our
> communications, though I pretended I must of mis-read it. I
> also have been asking her questions that I do not really need
> to ask. She seems to take pleasure in feeling I am way below
> her in my knowledge of teaching. I do not want you to think I
> am endorsing manipulation. I am just trying to get through
> the semester.
> Keep your eye on the big picture. You soon will have your own
> classroom and that is what it is all about.
> Hang in there. Good luck. Happy Halloween.

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