"At my old school..." People at the new school hate these words! Especially if they hear them all the time. They don't want to hear it! They don't want to hear about how much better everything was at your previous school!
"At my old school...," sounds like such a slap in the face. As if the way that things work at the new place aren't good enough! Every time folks from the new school hear those words, they get defensive because the way things are at this place have worked fine enough for several years now. Quit judging your new home based on your old home.
And while we are talking about it, quit asking why we do things the way we do things! You wouldn't ask unless you thought this way was terrible! I know you are judging us! Don't come here telling us everything is bad and everything you did at your old school is better!
Or...
That new teacher sure does come with a different set of experiences! I bet we can learn a lot from her. She seems to know what she is talking about and has been at several different schools and districts. My career has only been here. A new perspective may be just what we need to make improvements! We have been doing so many things the same way for so long, it is good to have someone on board with ideas for making things more effective and efficient!
I like that she asks us why we do certain things in certain ways. It tells me she is interested in understanding the rationale behind our way of doing things. At first, it seemed like she was questioning us a lot. But now I see that just makes sense for a new person! Now I see that she really does accomplish most things our way.
What that really means is that she only makes suggestions for improvements when she has experienced a better way. Sounds like a teacher to me! We always steal ideas from each other! Why would it be different when she offers us something to steal!
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