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Post: Teachers Lounge - To go or Not to Go?
Posted by Ked on 3/27/08
What a wonderful teaching environment we all would share if
all of our teacher's lounges were as pleasant and
supportive as Pat's is.
I tried my school's teacher's lounge for the first few
months I was in the building, but as a special education
teacher who works with students with varying levels of
learning and behavioral disabilities, I found the teacher's
lounge to be a place where other teachers would outwardly
discuss and complain about these young people in front of
other building staff.
I take the privacy of my students very seriously, and do
not feel that their behaviors/classroom performances need
to be shared with teachers that do not know or have these
young people in class.
My requests went unhonored, so to eliviate these sorts of
privacy issues, I just stay out of the lounge as much as
possible.
I work with some wonderful educators in all areas of our
building, but to keep the peace with other teachers and to
help keep my students' concern private, I eat lunch in my
room.
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.
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