Teachers.Net Gazette Vol.5 No.3

March 2008

	Cover Story by LaVerne Hamlin
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	Harry & Rosemary Wong
	Effective Teaching
	Coaching is six times more effective than class-size reduction
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»	What Writing Isn’t Cheryl Sigmon
»	The Busy Educator's Monthly Five Marjan Glavac
»	Privacy in a Technological Age Rob Reilly
»	10 Tips for Difficult Parents Barbara & Sue Gruber
»	Problem-Based Learning Hal Portner
»	Understanding Autism Leah Davies
	Articles
»	Spaceship Toilets
»	March 2008 Writing Prompts
»	Internet Assisted Interactive Classroom
»	Our Civility Footprint
»	First Grade Family Reading Night Meets Speed Dating
»	Your Students Are Watching, Listening, and Learning
»	Teachers Lounge - To Go or Not to Go?
»	Retirement Guide for Teachers
»	Daily Lessons: Humility
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»	Teachers.Net Craft Favorite: Arrow to the Sun
»	Featured Lessons: March 2008
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»	Live on Teachers.Net: March 2008
»	The Lighter Side of Teaching
»	Editor's Pick: Picturing America Program
»	Apple Seeds: Inspiring Quotes for Teachers
»	What Do You Want In A Co-Op Teacher?
»	Newsdesk: Events & Opportunities for Teachers

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Post: Not every campus has relatable teachers

Posted by Broom Rider on 3/25/08

It would be nice if the Teacher's Lounge were a place
where you could go for information, to vent, to get
support, to ask questions, to make friends. In my
experience this has not been the case. I eat in the
lounge maybe once or twice a month. The remainder of my
days are spent in my room reading a good book and having
some much needed quiet time. I have also learned that
some teachers don't appreciate it when others ask
questions. Often snarky comments are made and then the
person who asked the question is "tattled" upon. On more
than one occasion this has happened to me. I was called
into the office for "degrading students" because I asked
how I can get a particular child to stay in his seat. I
was more than frustrated and needed support from
experienced teachers, but didn't get it. I was also
called in for "gossiping" in the lounge. I hadn't eaten
in the lounge in a year and the principal knew it. I feel
like the lounge could be a wonderful place for everything
the article stated, but so far at the two campuses I have
worked on this is not the case. I am hoping that other
teachers here who have positive experiences that I may
reflect on and see the happier side of the lounge.

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Posts on this thread, including this one


• I never had much time to spend in the teachers lounge, 3/05/08, by Jen H. But the article makes a good case for going there.
• Great perspective, 3/07/08, by Addie/mo.
• A Breath of Fresh Air, 3/13/08, by Yolonda.
• teachers lounge, 3/21/08, by new teacher.
• Why I work through lunch, 3/25/08, by hmmm.
• One of the single most frustrating things a principal did, 3/25/08, by Donna music/TN.
• Not every campus has relatable teachers, 3/25/08, by Broom Rider.
• Re: That is a positive perspective, but new teachers should, 3/25/08, by Helen/HS/La..
• Teachers Lounge - To go or Not to Go?, 3/27/08, by Ked.
• Lounge, 3/28/08, by Emilio.
• Teacher's lounge as therapy, 3/30/08, by barbtrip.
• teachers lounge, 4/05/08, by Tracy.
• If you had the power to make a difference, 4/06/08, by Kathy.