"How does it feel when someone does not use your name, gives you the cold shoulder, does not make eye contact and only greets you with complaints?
It all depends on the setting and if I knew the person. Is it someone that I knew or would I have contact with that person on a daily basis, as well as the circumstance, if it's someone in passing then it don't matter. But if it's someone with whom I had to work with then I would feel trouble maybe even a little hurt. But some people are not good with name, I myself is one such person I am a visual person, now if that person is a co-worker then that is a different story, taken in consideration that this a person that I have to work with I would try to get to know them better. So with that being said I would first try to establish or at least try to establish a peaceful working relationship, just by staying out of their way to avoid conflict. I would discuss it with the director acknowledging that there is a problem,. Then try to come up with a solution in a way that would help me and that person better get along for everyone concern.Some people just don't click at first. I feel it would be best for me and the person with the issue to try and confront it head on to avoid any misunderstanding.
I appreciate your sensitivity to this subject. Often classroom teachers treat the parents this way, we have to remember that the teacher/director is coming from the power position since the classroom is our domain. we need to make the parents welcome and feel like an important member of the partnership.
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