Whew, was I sweating today! When I came in the teachers and parapros were discussing "those people" who "come in and think they have all the answers" despite lack of experience / not being in the trenches. I don't think they ever considered I was one of "those people." I felt like I should say something, but I didn't. Something like, apologizing for "those people," saying not all of "us" are like that, I don't know. I often miss these opportunities, but at least they don't see me that way.
It is incidents like the several they brought up that creates such a tension. And both sides are to blame. They were even talking about district-led inservices, whereas I usually feel that this tension is reserved for us profs in our "ivory tower." We should really discuss this in graduate education. A very real issue that needs to be disrupted for the good of all involved.
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