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Post by airraider on Jan 29, 2009 19:53:23 GMT -6
Anyone here teach at the same school as their wife? How does that work out for you?
How do you handle the professional aspects?/
Right now.. she can come home and complain about her principal and I can do the same.. and neither effects the other's job quality..
but what if your wife and you work at the same school and the principal tears into her one day.. how does that effect how you and the principal interact?
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Post by bigm0073 on Jan 29, 2009 20:06:20 GMT -6
No F-ing way.... I love my wife but we would F with each other if we were in the same building... She is in the business world (Senior Financial Analyst in Mergers and Aquisitions.... I have NO CLUE WHAT THAT MEANS!!). We need our space and I do not need her fing with me at school and talking shop... She has NO clue about football just shows up to the games to socialize with the wives and hang out.... She misses probably 3/4 of the game...
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Post by bulldogoption on Jan 29, 2009 20:36:02 GMT -6
George Costanza would say no way.............World's are colliding  |
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Post by tog on Jan 29, 2009 20:37:26 GMT -6
bigm
we don't need to hear your personal biz
lol
joke
anyhow
i worked with my wife at the same school for a year
she was even my assistant powerlifting coach
it was great
no problems
we had a good principal and staff to work with and different populations of kids to work with as well
but
all of our football kids knew her
and i tried to make sure most of the football kids knew her special needs kids
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Post by coachplaa on Jan 29, 2009 20:59:15 GMT -6
I do it and there aren't any problems. The plus is we have taught many of the same kids and can sometimes find ways to help the ones that need it the most. It's also nice when she is at the game, she knows the kids who are on the field and enjoys rooting for them more. The biggest con is there is some jeolosy amongst other teachers. Many teachers don't think its a good idea, for whatever reason that isn't their business I guess. But it works for us. Our kids are big fans of our school. We can go to the school and get a few hours of work done on the weekend, etc. Our classrooms are about 50 yards apart. During football season, I might see her once a day...to say hi at lunch or on a passing period. Out of football season, we'll have lunch together about once a week, and that is it. I'm busy most of the time, and so is she. So it works for us, but I can understand how it wouldn't for many people.
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Post by ccox16 on Jan 29, 2009 21:41:24 GMT -6
one step further, not married but both of my parents work where I coach.
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Post by dacoachmo on Jan 29, 2009 21:58:43 GMT -6
I met my wife at school we both taught at. We got married, got new jobs and moved. We still live in the same town and are happily married BUT she has had the same job, I have had THREE!
It was great to teach in the same building!
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Post by rideanddecide on Jan 30, 2009 7:01:34 GMT -6
My wife's room is right next door to mine. The biggest challenge is being able to talk about your day without it seeming like you're still at work. But overall it's been a great blessing to have this opportunity.
To answer airs initial concerns:
Professional aspects: If you are a professional you'll act like it. We are on the same team and attend the same meetings. We don't always agree, but it's handled as colleagues at work, not as a married couple.
If the principal tears into either one of us that would be an issue for me. Not because of the personal aspect of things, but I wouldn't call that professional at all. If you are doing the right things for kids the principal should recognize that. If he/she doesn't, well then you have bigger issues than just working WITH your wife---your working FOR someone you can't respect/agree with/understand.
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Post by amikell on Jan 30, 2009 7:15:15 GMT -6
Kind of Like dacoachmo, my wife and I met at our last job. she was the ATC and I the head football coach. We've worked together for ever since we started dating and got married. No problems whatsoever. Like coach plaa said, we teach many of the same kids, so she is pretty helpful when dealing with them. She's a heck of a teacher, so I steal a lot of lesson plans from her. We usually eat lunch together unless one of us i really busy.
as far as the principal goes....we've worked with some good ones and some bad ones. If one of us gets yelled at, then of course it affects how the other sees the principal. It's not going to affect my interaction with the principal, b/c that would just be unprofessional. We also tend to have the same opinion of bosses, so that helps too.
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Post by airraider on Jan 30, 2009 7:24:45 GMT -6
Great answers guys...
The possible job comes with a principal that is said to be tough.. fair.. but tough.. which I can deal with.. if you do your job.. then there should be no problems..
If he is tough on me.. I can handle it.. my wife on the other hand is a little more tender hearted..
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Post by tribepride on Jan 30, 2009 8:33:46 GMT -6
My wife teaches two doors down. Never had any problems on the professional side of things.
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Post by Wingtman on Jan 30, 2009 8:43:35 GMT -6
My ex wife subbed at my school for a week (when we were still married). It was awful. instead of having lunch with the other coaches, I had it with her in my room. Doing ISS, I never left my room all day (the ISS students went somewhere else during lunch) She would threaten kids with punishment from the football coaches, because her husband was a coach. I hated it.
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Post by calicoachh on Jan 30, 2009 10:27:02 GMT -6
my wife and I both work at the same school. it is great, we have the same schedule. i work lines for the volleyball games (she is the head coach), she helps to spot in the press box during football games. our kids run the school(ages 6 and 3) we both coach track together. life is good
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Post by stone65 on Jan 30, 2009 11:22:17 GMT -6
We both teach at the same school, and it has been very good for us. A lot of times in the offseason we ride together. We never see each other during the day, even though her classroom is down the hall from me. If we move, I hope we are at the same school again.
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Post by cqmiller on Jan 30, 2009 11:28:17 GMT -6
I teach at the continuation school in the same district as my fiance, but we both coach together at the high school.
She is the head girls bball coach, and teaches English
I am the AHC for football, and Head JV boys bball coach
Only thing we have had issues with, is that it is IMPOSSIBLE for you to take a day off together... Every time one of us misses, the other one has this added "pressure" to make sure we are at school and doing what we need... so it adds a little stress to that part, but other than that... no issues
She does all the filming for our football games and we work the scoreboard for each other's bball games.
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on Jan 30, 2009 11:33:44 GMT -6
My wife teaches in district with me- she's in my building 3 days a week.
She's really good about not messing with me and staying professional-
but
I'd rather not work with her
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coachgeorge51
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Post by coachgeorge51 on Feb 1, 2009 12:41:00 GMT -6
My wife and I work in the same school. She was hired as a guidance counselor. It works out great. We really enjoy it, never bring the work home, and hardly see each other during the day. She is busy doing her thing and I am busy doing mine.
The only concern is when people equate her with football. She wants to be known as the guidance counselor, not the football coaches wife. Keep this in mind if you and your wife are thinking about working at the same school, but I wouldn't want it any other way.
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