How to handle a new teacher who is trying to take over
Overzealous new colleagues often come in with unrealistic expectations and take every piece of feedback personally while disrupting established dynamics. Managing them without crushing their spirit is difficult because they do not yet know the students or school culture, leaving experienced teachers walking a fine line between establishing boundaries and acting like a tyrant.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1asking to change schools
- 2trying to use attention grabbers out loud
- 3considering quitting the job
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“How do you deal with new teachers coming in and trying to “takeover” without just being the asshole shutting them down every step of the way?”source ↗
“You don’t want to break their spirits but they also 1. Don’t know the students 2. Have these grandiose expectations of how your school is supposed to be 3. Takes every criticism via student or other member of their year level as an affront to them having a job next year.”source ↗
“I been working at a after program with school it’s my first week there and I hate the staff”source ↗
“I also feel intimidated by one of them every time she talks to me I feel like it’s with attitude and she looks at me weird up and down I don’t feel safe idk sometime wrong what do I do help or should I quit the job”source ↗
Where this came up
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- 3How to train new employees on technical work without repeating yourself
- 5How do I deal with non-technical managers and constant interruptions?