Throughout my life, I handle situations with different individuals different want. Throughout my education experience, there is always going to be disagreements or arguments. It is the way that you handle these situations that either hurts or helps the situation. One of the disagreements would be with a fellow 3rd grade teacher. As a third grade team, we sit down and discuss the order or what we are going to teach our students so we stay on the same pace. She thought that it would be best if we teach a certain topic and I disagreed on teaching that same topic. It was math related. One strategy that I learned that would help me is to talk out the problem. Talking out the problem will allow for a positive communication between the two of us. It will also help the problem to get resolved at a quicker pace if you talk it out and provide several examples to back up your decision. The second solution that I learned is one of the R's. The second strategy is respect. It is important to respect their decision and understand that she has been teaching longer than I have. Therefore, she has more experience than I do when it comes to planning the lesson plans.
When asking my fellow 3rd grade co-worker, she stated that she listens to what everyone has to say and evaluates each of the reasons that are provided. Once she has listens to all of the examples, she gets input from other individuals that have more experience and then collaborates with them and brings the information back to us to discuss.
Hi Chelsea,
ReplyDeleteGreat post! Being in this particular field, I deal with team disagreements all the time. It is a natural occurrence because we are all different and we have different point of views. My advice is always to put the children first and make sure that your ideas benefit their needs and not only your own. It is great that you can recognize what needs to be done in order to promote positive working relationships. Good luck in your future classrooms, you will make a great team player. Have a great weekend.
Natasha
Hello Chelsea: I think you are right, respect is one of the most importat strategies to have and practice. Talking out the problem does not only helps you express what you believe on but it helps take a weight of your shoulders and work on the problem before it gets any bigger and ugly
ReplyDeleteChelsea, using the 3 R's is a great way to resolve conflict. Out of the 3 R's which do you think is most important and why?
ReplyDeleteAmber
I like your coworkers straetgy. It sounds like a great method to try with a large group of people. Everyone is having their opinion heard, ensuring that everyone is happy with the outcome. It is difficult when their is tension or issues with someone who you work so closely with, such as the other teacher. I find talking everything out and finding a way to compromise is the best solution. In the end everyone is happy.
ReplyDeleteChelsea,
ReplyDeleteGood for you for speaking up when you disagreed with your co-worker! Sometimes disagreements are part of the job and you obviously understand that it is also important to disagree respectfully.
Melissa
You are exactly right! There will always be conflict. What matters is how we manage it, rather than going through life trying to avoid it. Excellent point.
ReplyDelete~Lora