Re: Clashing with My Cooperating Teacher

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Oops...ok, I hope you're already out of there and away from
her! Better to take an Incomplete grade, and make up the
projects when you have the time, than to be stuck with a lamer
bitch CT.

On 9/18/11, Jeanette wrote:
> I'm about 5 weeks into my student teaching semester and
> relations with my cooperating teacher have been falling
> apart. To begin with, I don't think she wanted a student
> teacher in her classroom at all, but her admin is putting
> pressure on her to get started on her MA and she will get
> credit towards that if she has one.
>
> Lately, she has been very rude and condescending towards me,
> doesn't like any of my ideas (but always wants to keep my
> lesson plans and activities for future use), never wants to
> collaborate with me. Once I start teaching a class, she is
> out the door and I don't see her again until the bell is
> about to ring. She can't offer me any constructive criticism
> or advice on how I can develop my teaching because she
> hasn't bothered to observe me.
>
> I've talked to my Practice Teaching professors and they are
> both supportive of me, and they said they will find me
> another placement if I can't salvage this one. I'm just
> worried because it's getting late in the semester and I have
> two major projects that I will have to start over. ADVICE,
> PLEASE???

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