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[quote=Anonymous]1) That sounds absolutely maddening.  I find that I go back to the Anne of Green Gables quote about how she makes a lot of mistakes but they are always new mistakes.  I can work with someone who has a good attitude and is good with the kids and takes feedback.  I can’t work with someone who is unsafe or cruel to the kids or someone who either does not want to change or simply cannot change at least a few irksome behaviors.

2) I think you need to decide: can you suck it up for another 9 months or do you need to address it?  If the latter, the “nice” way you are addressing it is not working so I would start with a sit-down bad-cop I-need-you-to-listen-and-change kind of conversation.

3) I will add that I think one can be picky about APs inverse to how many hours we use.  If she is working the full 45 hours, you may need to let more things go (although it sounds like your issue is her doing too much, badly, rather than not doing enough so that makes a difference).[/quote]

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