Home Hot Topics Articles Directors' Choice Awards About Us / Contact Us Activities & Curriculum Activities for Outcome-Based Learning Arts & Crafts Music for Learning Recommended Reading Sharing Boards: What Do YOU Think? NEWSlink Current National News Conference Calendar Topics In Early Childhood Education Art and Creativity in Early Childhood Education Job Sharing Board State Licensing Requirements Stay Connected! Each month we'll send you an email filled with articles and ideas for your classroom. Subscribe Now Date: 1/25/2006 11:27:00 AM Author: Linda (t0good@webtv.net) Subject: confrontation Karen - when I first read your response, I was a little annoyed thinking - why should I have to add another thing to my list of things to do - I couldn't see why I should have to have a one-on-one with a teacher who knows they're doing something that's a pet-peeve of mine. I figure, they're at the meetings, they're participating, why should I do another thing? But then I thought of it in terms of children - you can't expect them to listen to a command to the group and expect them to follow it outright. You'd do a little more one-on-one. So, this morning, I went to the 2 teachers I have this problem with and told them it bothers me & why it bothers me. I told them everything I have been saying here. One was really receptive and said she'd take more care to not take things she didn't need. The other just shrugged it off and said she didn't care and that if I didn't want her to take things I would need to lock the cabinet. Oh well - 1 out of 2 isn't bad. Then again, she's been having problems lately and isn't liking me much. I found her assistant alone in the room the other day with too many kids. I had to let her know I wouldn't tolerate that due to safety issues and if she did it again she would be reprimanded. That wasn't popular either. Name: Email: Subject

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