[Griff]

I helped interview 4 job candidates today. Good surprises: the quality of the portfolios and the various talents exposed. Bad surprise: how out of line the qualities I was looking for in a gen ed co-teacher are with those of the two other interviewers. I find a teachers affect to be a very important quality at the pre-k level while the other interviewers seemed unconcerned about hiring folks who don't appear to have the soft skills. Imma sleep on this and maybe go back to the boss with my concern. I felt like the folks we chose had my skills (something lacking in other classrooms), I think I need someone who complements rather than mirrors. I'm not sure if this is a male/female thing? I could just be mourning my previous team.