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should have
stood up to her, rather than letting her
take control of the lesson, and that I should have
spoken to her
immediately after the lesson about
how I was feeling. Dealing with situations like this
immediately is preferable, as Cooper (2011) points
out. Instead, I spoke to my placement supervisor
several days later, and did not see the class teacher
again until a formal meeting
consisting of myself, the
teacher and the supervisor. Daynes and Farris (2013)
say that, by not dealing with situations immediately
and personally, and instead taking it to an authority
figure, the situation can be
made worse. The class
teacher could have felt that she
was being “ganged
up on” (Thomas, 2015, p.22), which could lead to
future problems.
The teacher’s actions also made the situation worse,
because she did not give me time to overcome my
fears
and she deliberately embarrassed me in front
of the
class. She claimed that she had thought she
was helping
me out, but I do not believe that to be
the case. However, as we only spoke about the
incident over a week later in the meeting with the
supervisor, she
rightly argued that I should have said
something to her
at the time.
Conclusion