Jonathan is a new teacher at your site and you were very excited to have him as part of your team. He had previous experience in an elementary special education classroom and as a Teacher's Assistant in a Montessori program. While this is his first time leading his own classroom, you were sure that his creativity and passion would create a high quality learning environment for children. Lately, you have noticed that the classroom is chaotic at times and Jonathan seems overwhelmed. When you talk to him about it, he becomes defensive and says that he knows what he is doing. Other staff is starting to complain about the noise coming from his classroom and several parents have become concerned about the children's behavior.
What are some ways that you could provide feedback, support and learning opportunities that demonstrate understanding of his stage of development as well as solve the problem?
Referring to the stages of supervisor development in the text, which developmental phase would you place yourself and why?