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I'm having a hard time with 'It's a difficult shadow to teach in'. Shame on her. If you have a teammate, you should be a team player. It would be a different story if you had been given a chance, and didn't pull your weight. But, you sound like you are more than willing to do this! I am almost twenty years older than my teaching partner, and I've been teaching with her since her first year. We work great together. If she is that great and masterful, she should be sharing her knowledge with you to help out. . I'm sure you could share your younger and new ideas with her. This is what my teaching partner and I do. Aaaargh. I'm very fired up now for you! Hang in there!