«We didn't have enough space for a
separate teachers lounge,» says Segel, pointing out the adult desks cordoned off only by a couple of pillars from her classroom.
I bet these did not last long in
the teachers lounge.
It would also be fantastic served for breakfast on Thanksgiving morning, or a nice treat to bring in to your co-workers or
the teachers lounge at your kids school.
Workers also completely remodeled
the teachers lounge, including putting in a new floor, adding two new refrigerators, three microwave ovens, a couch, loveseat, and chair.
One of the most popular targets of parent - led makeovers / renovations is
the teachers lounge, often because it either has been displaced or is a long - neglected room with all the charm of a solitary - confinement cell.
The teachers lounge also was redone, not only getting a paint job, but a new stove, rug, refrigerator, bookshelves, sink, and chairs.
The teachers lounge is equally modern, and a parent decorates it for each season.
The school had lost
its teachers lounge a few years before because of a space crunch — it was converted to the assistant principals office, Mathews assistant principal Susanne Fleming told Education World.
After hearing a friend in Canada talk about how her PTA was painting
a teachers lounge two years ago, Sharon Wolber, then president of the Thornebrook PTA, brought the idea to her members.
One group provides goodies about once a month for
the teacher lounges, and they have a special fund to help pay for field trips for kids who can't afford them.
Once she got started on that, Olson decided she might as well redo
the teachers lounge as well.
It is essential that we confront these behaviors in classrooms, hallways, locker rooms, fields, courts, cafeterias,
teacher lounges, offices, or meetings — everywhere and always.
In my third year, when I visited
the teacher lounge or attended department meetings, I came to believe that all of the problems I faced were not my fault.
Or, to provide a quiet space, other than
the teacher lounge, where teachers can find silence and respite during the school day, or where they can enjoy soothing activities, like listening to music or drawing.
Other informal elements include: the spots where people hang out in the morning, the time they come to work, when they leave — beyond the policy regulations — where folks eat lunch, and topics of conversation in
the teachers lounge.
The slightly lame - sounding trope in
the teachers lounge is, «If they'd just study and stop playing those games!»
Some community volunteers are taking on the job of making over rooms and
teacher lounges, surprising and delighting school staff.
Additionally, it would be useful to discuss the teacher attitudes and frustrations expressed in
the teacher lounge — some are highly insensitive to the realities of these kids, and many are just frustrated, not knowing how best to reach them.
But outside of academe — on playgrounds and listservs, in superintendents» offices and
teacher lounges --- the dichotomy feels all too real.
And if we cant bring scary foods such as chocolate kisses, Devil Dogs, Fritos, or — gasp — any sugary, carbonated beverage into the classroom, well just have to bring them into
the teachers lounge.
Keep drinks (soda, water, juice) and snacks (fruit, candy, chips) in stock in
the teacher lounge or workroom.
If teachers have a meal break planned into their day, you might want to provide food in
the teachers lounge.
Place snacks in
the teachers lounge with a note.