Ginny, I'm afraid I have to borrow your words... I'm in shock.
I've been in shock since the meeting this afternoon. First, she showed up late for it. The principal had to call her. Then, when she showed up, it was like Mount Saint Venom had exploded. If she had accused me of murdering a student and burying the body in our bus loop, I would have been less surprised.
Its way too long to go into, but she really truly accused me of not teaching, not planning, and only trying to "team teach" with her when somebody came in the room to observe.
I couldn't believe it. I still can't believe it. All of this hatred because I disagreed with her on how to present something and then insisted that she talk to me about it so I would know what is going on?
I'm just horrified... and now I have to pick up the pieces for the rest of the quarter and figure out what exactly it is we're supposed to be doing. I don't even know all of the materials that we have in the room because she keeps them locked up above her desk... and she told the principal that I was lying when I said that, that all I have to do is ask her for it. She said I was jealous because I wasn't familiar with the material and she was.
I just don't believe it. I really figured that we could talk this out, and maybe hash the problem out... She's well-liked in the building and I'm not. I don't know what I'm going to do, and I'm already dreading Monday.
:mouse:

A quick good morning.
Mouse- guess we both have some bridge building to do.........gosh I could go on for pages here, but you have to remain professional (I am sure that you would) but try to be a peacemaker. You at least have to finish this year up with your head held high.
Anyway you can now talk to your supervisor privately to see what she percieves is a good course of action? I dunno......just some initial thoughts. Gotta go get ready to take Ds to his 8 am practice....ugh.......
Ginny

Down a big whopping .6# this am at WW......don't laugh too much. Actually I am happy as this week was horrible and PMS is setting in. Got in a nice 35 minute walk during Ds's ball practice, and then read some of Postmortem. Can't believe it, the library called and a book that I ordered 2 months ago.....fiction book called At Risk came in. I think it was on the best seller list, otherwise it would have not taken 2 months to come in. So I'd better get my buns in gear......think I will have to put Post mortem aside for the other book as it is probably a 2 week loan with no renewal because it is new. I'll pick it up tomorrow.
Hope everyones Saturday is going well. Nite!
Ginny

Hey!
Been a busy Saturday! Eating didn't go so well. However, I am happy to report that I did excercise today! I bought the one mile WATP instead of the two and half mile one I had, because I haven't really been doing much of anything. I really liked the one mile. As a matter of fact, I did it this morning, then I did this evening too! My youngest son was trying to do the tape with me, bless his heart he is not very coordinated. ;) He lasted half a mile then the game boy was calling so off he went. I guess what he lacks in coordination he makes up for in brains! Ha!
Ginny: Atleast it's not a .6 gain right? I am finally back down to 183 today. Seems like everytime I get a big weight loss, we go out to eat and then I am starting back where I was before the loss. I need to get a handle on that. Haven't read today, but I am getting ready to take a bubble bath, put on my pj's and grab my book.
Mouse: I am so sorry that your meeting was so awful. I just can't believe that some people are so petty and unprofessional. Ok, I have been saying that a lot at work, and I have found that either I have led a very sheltered existance, or some people just have no manners. I think it sounds a lot like jealousy on her part. Is she an assistant or a coteacher? I can't remember which. This situation sounds very much like the situation the EMD teacher down the hall has been living with this year. I think her assistant was finally fired, or resigned. We're not sure which. I hope everything will be ok. Don't you wish that you could just record her so everyone could know exactly how she is? I can't stand people that are two faced. BLUCKKKKK! Unfortuately, I found in my school that I work with some very catty backstabbing women. All they do is gossip, and bicker. I try to keep to myself. However, everyone always seems to come to me with their problems and so I just listen. I could really be an expert blackmailer if I was so inclined.Sometimes, I just turn off my lights and shut my door. But, I am fortunate that the lady who coteaches with me is wonderful. I LOVE HER! I couldn't ask for a better partner. As a matter of fact, we've both requested that we work together again next year. We've really clicked. I wish you luck. Saying a prayer for you!
Ok hope you have all gotten plenty of rest. Talk to ya later!
Pam

Wow, has everyone been scared away???
Just a quick hello anyway. My morning has been ok....kiddies were pretty good. Pam, glad you like that WATP tape. Leslie is so much fun and so encouraging.
Hope you got your bubble bath in and some reading time.
Gotta go. Have a great day!
Ginny

Hey!
Hope everyone had a good Monday. Mine wasn't too bad. It's beautiful here today. The temp is 71! I am ready for spring spring spring!
I actually got up this morning and did the 1 mile watp tape before work. It is shorter than the other one I have, and I woke up with plenty of time to spare so I said what the heck. I am gonna try and do that again tomorrow. But, I do love my bed!
Ginny: I haven't really gotten much reading done! I am going to try tonight after I watch American Idol. I have become a TV aholic. I should be outside pulling weeds or something, but blah. We raked the beds and stuff, trying to get ready for spring planting time. I already have daylilies and cedum coming up in the front and some pink flax. There is one little pink flower out there. I had put some blue bell bulbs in the dirt, last summer and had meant to plant them and never did. They are coming up in the container! Don't know if I can transplant those or not. Enough of my babble about flowers, I could go on and on. I just love them. Maybe I'll go out and get the net and clean out the goldfish pond. It look pretty nasty though. Or maybe not. LOL
Mouse: Hope everything went well at work for you today with that TA!
I'll be back later, wanna go outside and enjoy some of this warm weather. It's supposed to be cold and raining tomorrow.
Bye!
Pam

Me again! Took my baby dog for a walk. Ok, so she took me for a walk. She was more interested in dragging me to every dirt patch, tree, mailbox along the way. Oh well, so I got my resistance training in today too!Scrappy doesn't weigh much but she sure is strong!!!!!!!!!!!!! Off to do dishes!
Pam

Hi, all.
Well, I'm not sure if this is progress or not, but my TA actually said good morning to me today. And she did answer some direct questions that students asked me that I knew she could answer. However, she started 1st period's class off and went roaring ahead without checking with me or asking what I'd planned... then got mad when I took over for the rest of the day. And the kids are starting to notice: they're asking her why she's "depressed" and why she's reading magazines. Because that is what she's doing during classes... reading the back issues of women's magazines that I steal from my grandmother for the kids to cut up when necessary.
She'll occasionally work with a student (we had a kid in 7th period having a bad day and she worked with him 1:1 for most of the period), but when she does, she doesn't do what the rest of the class is doing or use the materials that I've made.
She sits with the kids and flips through the magazine, and glowers. Its just awful. I feel like I'm being observed constantly and found wanting. Several times during the day she'll just walk out of the room as if she can't stand being there anymore.
I don't know what I'm going to do if I have to be out of the room or attend a meeting... especially if her name is on the email, because then she'll think that she should go.
My supervisor was back today, but when I talked to him this morning he didn't have any information; he said he'd get back to me. I did ask him directly if I was going to have to take the blame for this the way I've been blamed for everything else this year. I didn't get much of a repsonse, and he never did get back to me.
:mouse:

Hey!
Mouse BE STRONG! I'm sorry this behavior is continuing. She has to realize as well, that as an assistant, her job is to assist you! Not to be snotty here, but you have a **** of an education. Sounds to me like she is the type of person that is going to be ugly no matter what you do. Just hang tight, hope tomorrow is better.
Pam

mouse--sounds to me like her attitude is partly because she's well-liked in the building. Can you request a switch in TA's? Then it wouldn't be saying that she is terrible, or that you are. . .and maybe if another teacher has to work with her, they'll see what you do, and you'll have an ally. It is SO hard to work with someone terrible who's well liked. I'm sorry about your situation. Perhaps it'll settle down in a bit. . .she can glower in the back, just teach on without her.

I'm sidelined with a bit of a cold/sore throat. . .no exercise today--I tried to exercise through it this weekend and I think it's making the sore throat linger. today, I had the kids just work on their March Essays, and did mini-lessons with itty bitty groups so I could talk quietly. Tonight, I'm going to bed early and hoping I wake up tomorrow able to speak loud enough to teach.

take care, all. . .

We had a half day....it started snowing hard the minute I pulled in to drop off my students. What an awful drive home.......awful. The roads are impassable in some areas, and it seems to be getting worse. I hope Dh can get home safely.
Gotta go get rid of this headache.
See ya later.
Ginny

Today wasn't any better in TAland. She pretty much had the same behavior, except today she flat-out ignored any student that I was directly working with while I worked with them. The one child she worked 1:1 with during 7th period finished most of the assignment, then asked for his index cards like he was told to do. She checked his owrk, she'd helped him. But instead of getting him the cards, she said, "You'd better ask somebody for the cards." This is not a child who will understand that she's not talking to me or something... he struggles to get a C, and had a VERY rocky start earlier in the year. He really improved when we did our construction unit... and has been trying superhard despite not being interested in hospitality. He can't read very well, has horrible handwriting, and very poor fine-motor/executive thinking skills. He's diploma track because he understand the information if you can get him involved enough to listen. Anyway, she just got up and walked away from him... so he quit. I was with another student, but when I saw his head down, I fixed it... he finished his work. But she just walked away from him and told him to ask "sombody"????? She checked his work! :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
Ginny: get rid of the headache.
Paisley: Feel better.
Pam: I don't know... I have other thoughts on why she's acting this way. I can tell you all if you're interested.
Robyn: Would you like some help? ;)
:mouse:

Mouse...when is your spring break???? Got any plans?? (I am trying to be an optimist here)
My headache is slowly going bye,bye. Dh got home just fine, thank goodness.
Gotta go.
ginny

Another 2 hour delay. I am going to have to come up with a list of "short" jobs that I can do each day to most efficiently use days like this. I get nothing done, or so it seems with a day this fragmented. Hugs to each of you out there....hope your day goes well.
Ginny