I was recently informed by a teacher's aid that another teacher in my school thinks that I 'Do Nothing' as an art teacher, and went so far as to spy on me outside my classroom to reinforce her opinion. Obviously she is wrong and completely ignorant of what happens in my art class every day. I am not the confrontational type, but I feel like I need to address this. Any advice?

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Anybody that has time to spy is actually the “do nothing!” Who cares about her opinion? And she’s talking trash to others? I just say ignore her. People like that will get what’s coming to them. I had a teacher spy on me, hiding behind bookcases in the library. She was a tattletale to the principal on what everyone else was doing. Well play with snakes and you will get bit. Next thing, the principal is after her and doing 2 hour observations in her classroom! Now who is coming crying to me? She ended up getting fired! If you engage with this teacher, it will be exactly what she wants to feel important as if her opinion even matters. Ignore her! It will bug her even WORSE if you don’t give her the time of day! It will drive her bonkers that you don’t give a shit and you are plenty confident in what you do.

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If you're lucky to have a supportive administrator, you can involve them. You could ask to share important aspects of the art curriculum (county, state, or national) at a faculty meeting. But there will always be faculty members who don't appreciate art--it's their failing, not yours.

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