Adjourning Phase

The groups that were the hardest to say good-bye to were the ones that we all got along.  My center in California was difficult to leave because we were a great team.  The only reason why teachers have left that center is that they move away from the area.

I believe that high performing groups are harder to leave because everyone worked so well together.  The groups that are not high performing are the easiest to say good-bye to because I personally do not want to deal with the group anymore.

When it is time to say good-bye to all of my colleagues, I will post my gratitude for all of their feedback and support given to me throughout this course.  Adjourning is closure for a group of people who been brought together.  The group needs to find a way to say their goodbyes.

The closing ritual that I experienced was when everyone in the group shared once thing that they learned from the group.  I have not experienced any other closing rituals.

Conflict Resolution

A group of teachers went to dinner and did not invite everyone at the center.  The director took it personally and was very angry.  I personally did not care if I was invited.  As the assistant director, I understand that sometimes the teachers do not include us.  The disagreement I had was the way my supervisor spoke to one of the teachers who went to the dinner.  She verbally snapped at her in the lobby in front of me and some other teachers.  It was unprofessional and I felt bad for the teacher.  If she had been respectful, she could have spoken to the teacher in private and maybe the teacher might have had a positive response.

I actually went and spoke to the teacher just to make sure she was okay.  She was angry and very upset.  I could see it in her.  There was no point to telling the director how the teacher felt because the director would have gone into the classroom and only made things worse.