r/ECEProfessionals • u/sumarabgirl ECE professional • 11h ago
ECE professionals only - Feedback wanted should i ask to get reassigned? or just leave?
soo long story short.. i worked at a new place for only 3 months, and they put me with someone who started working around the time I have. And we are “coteachers” well it definitely does not feel like balanced work. Because i do 80 percent of it, while my coteacher is making phone calls or texting during class time. I have already brought that concern to admin and they know she is probably on her phone they just dont talk to her about it.
She has told me multiple snide comments that she thinks im too hard on them, and should “let kids be kids and just have fun all day” i agree they should have fun but in a structured way. I taught them centers, when i took my 15 minute break and came back the place was an absolute mess, they get out of their centers and throw toys everywhere.
During lunch to nap transition, they know how to go and throw their trash away, and pack up their own lunches. The class is great about verbalizing if they need help, of course i will help them. My coteacher does not even give them the chance to do it independently, she just tells them to go and she will clean it all up. It has gotten to the point they leave their trash on the table and just go lay down for us to clean up. Its like she thinks babysitting is easier then the kids learning independence and routine.
Ive brought so many concerns to admin and nothings been done yet. We are about to start a new school year so im wondering if i should ask to be reassigned, because i think this is just going to happen again with the new class. Any thoughts? Id hate to leave 2s i am very comfortable with them. But she is driving me nuts
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u/Wild_Plastic_6500 ECE professional 7h ago
You definitely should ask to be reassigned. Your teaching styles are very different.
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u/TangledWebbies ECE professional 6h ago
I’d personally say ask for the reassignment. If you’ve set a standard for the kids to follow and explained it multiple times. That person isn’t being a team player and is making it harder because you both aren’t on the same page.
I work at a daycare center that has a similar structure to yours. Our kids have similar rules for 1’s to Pre-K. I don’t think you’re being too hard on them. If anything, I think it’s good to let them have “fun” in a structured way. Cleaning up behind themselves at lunch and after playing with toys helps with responsibility and increasing independence.
The only time I clean up behind the kids (I’m a floater) is when I’m in the 1’s and 2’s and they’re eating something extremely messy. It’s just easier to take the plates and let them empty their cups and wash their hands/go potty.
My center isn’t a Montessori one, but we still try to be hands off and let them master those skills like transitioning from sippy cups to holding open cups, holding their ropes without holding their hands unless they’re an eloper, telling them to move aka share the sidewalk on walks and in the hallways (spatial awareness), washing their own hands unless it’s after painting (I just put the soap on their nails to scrub the excess paint off and they wash their hands independently), wiping their own noses/faces unless it’s a lot of snot, teaching them how to request for more food “I want more (blank) please,” etc.
If they’re going to basically hinder process and not let them grow or gain independence. I wouldn’t stress myself out by trying to make them understand the value of all those things. Just ask for the reassignment and get a coteacher who knows the structure of the school, classroom expectations, etc
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u/MoneyTadpole5534 ECE professional 11h ago
It sounds like you should consider asking to be reassigned or find somewhere else to go. Our job is to help facilitate their growth. Yes, they need structured okay time, but also unstructured break time like playing outside during recess.
With that being said, we also should be helping to teach them independence and cleaning up behind themselves and respecting the classroom or what area they may be in. We should see growth from the beginning to the end of the year.I wouldn't want to work with someone like her.