2. Don’t worry about what your colleagues think! I know – easier said than done. The only people you need to worry about are your students and the people evaluating you! Unless you are coughing in their faces, I don’t know why they would be annoyed with your coughing…aren’t you in your classroom more than you are around your colleagues?

3. If they are decent people, they will understand that you don’t feel well and don’t feel like socializing! They’ve probably also figured out that when you are ready to open up more, you will!

Hope you get to feeling better soon!

Take some time off and get better if you need it.

2) Depends if you are coughing enough for them to notice or not. I would be frustrated with someone who came to work very sick.

3) I doubt it. As long as you explain why you are being quite. I was very busy getting ready for a new school year right before school started. I am a 2nd year teacher and am teaching a different grade this year than I did last. I was so busy I wasn’t very friendly. I ended up apologizing to one of my very supportive, and favorite coworkers because I had hardly said a word to her. She was very understanding.

Well, if your coughing, and your contagious, I would say that they would think that you like judgement. Lastly, I do not think they are offended.

2) who cares about the co-workers. don’t worry about them, if your sick, then you cough ALL DAY if you have to. And if they got a problem with that, then you can cough on their lunches.

Who has the right to tell you when to cough and when not to?

3) YOU are the teacher. Don’t let those snot-nosed kids have control of you. My mother had always said to me, when you keep your head down, people will always say things, but when you stick your head up high, you will go through those school doors like a bull. Don’t ever let anybody belittle you like that. So if you are sick, it is your chiche whether or not to teach those days.

Your co-workers probably have mixed feelings, some probably think you devoted and others think you should stay home and get well.

They are not offended because they know you are not feeling well.

Let a subsitute fill in for you for a while. I’m sure they would understand if you have bronchitis.

Dont worry about your coworkers and if youre annoying them, they will annoy you someday.

I have found that keeping to myself, as a teacher, is beneficial, because teachers sometimes act like children and gossip ridiculously. Dont go to work to make friends, go to educate and earn your paycheck. Go to work to help better the children. Making friends at work can backfire, so I wouldnt stress about it. Although making enemies at work can cause problems too….

youre fine.. youre worrying too much.