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Case: Co-Teacher Rapport with Students I am used to working with co-teachers and sharing the responsibilities of the classroom. Usually my co-taught classes run smoothly and I have no problems with students respecting the co-teacher. This year, however, I have a co-teacher who has apparently already established a bad rapport with many of the students from prior years or semesters. I treat her with respect, acknowledge her commentary in class, and encourage students to go to her with questions when I am occupied elsewhere. It still seems like a battle everyday to get some of these students to come around and show her the same respect they show me. I don't know how to successfully address this situation. Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) Since the teacher has already established bad relationships with students, there is no "beating around the bush." The classroom should be addressed directly in regards to respect and what that means, although I would not further undermine her authority by directly saying "the class respects me, but not [co-teacher]." This conversation should be paired with a team building activity and the lead teacher needs to create a classroom management plan that specifically addresses the issue. The teacher should not let any forms of disrespect be ignored and they should be handled as a team, not solely by the lead teacher. |
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