A fellow teacher and I got hired this year. We are both the same age and fresh out of college. We do NOT have contracts - we are permanent subs. So, I hope this lays the foundation for - possibly - why she is so undermindingly competitive. Seems like she takes the reigns before there is an opportunity presented; just to know she took control. She doesn't willingly share any resources - at least with me. Seems as if she wants to buddy up with our OTHER team member (also young and new). I know that somehow she feels threatened by me somehow and is wanting to "one up" me somehow all the time. It's ANNOYING. Not only this, she is more like a friend to the kids than anything else. So, as a new teacher, OF COURSE I'm bothered by the kids who THINK she's just the "coolest." I know that I do my best and now I've just said...screw it..and have been doing my own thing. BUT, it bothers me still that she does this. Is this normal? How do any of you cope with this??
2007-09-27
00:06:25
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