Full Description
More often, successful and qualified teachers choose to leave the field for various reasons-retirement, personal matters, or burnout. Surviving Internal Politics Within the School: Practical Strategies for Teachers provides advice on surviving the common and problematic situations occurring within the school system. It offers suggestions on how to deal with issues from the administrator's office to the teacher's lounge and from upset parents to jealous colleagues. Based on the authors' 75 years of combined experience, this how-to-guide should be of interest to new and veteran teachers.
Contents
Part 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Managing School Politics While Maintaining Personal Integrity
Chapter 3 It's Those Little Things That Build Up in Schools
Chapter 4 Surviving the Teachers Lounge
Chapter 5 Dealing with Faculty Meetings
Chapter 6 Coping with Professional Jealousy
Chapter 7 Avoiding Stagnation: Dealing with the Pressure to Stay with the Group and Not Excel Beyond
Chapter 8 Working Effectively and Professionally With the Building Administrator
Chapter 9 Maintaining Professional Behavior With Parents
Chapter 10 Communicating in a Political Minefield
Chapter 11 Dealing with the Dynamics Created by Emotionally Unhealthy Staff Members
Chapter 12 Advocacy for Children Versus Job Security
Chapter 13 Ways to Open Avenues to Acceptance
Chapter 14 Dealing with Ostracism: Yours and Your Colleagues'
Chapter 15 Making That Final Decision: Can I Stay, Or Do I need to Move On?
Part 16 Conclusion
