The Staff Room

Modern day educational institutions are gradually getting rid of the staffroom, if not entirely. Office spaces have now become more private than public spaces. Teachers would prefer to have their own office space to suit their style and personality than a common room where everybody is welcomed.

I, personally, would prefer a private office as compared to a staff common room. Imagine having your quiet time and another colleague walks into the staffroom, puts on the radio to listen to the morning talk show while you just prefer to be in an absolutely solemn environment? You really can't complain can you? After all, its a staff room so I would just have to bare with such "crap". 

However, in as much as I would prefer my private office space, there are some interesting facts about the staff room I wouldn't want to miss out on. Talk about the staff room diaries.
The staff room allows the teacher to flow easily with colleagues, provides the platform for discussions on things bordering around the curriculum, management, the teacher, and the scholar. Where else can we express those opinions than in the staff room?

Building a healthy relationship is a great way to get the staff functioning well. What other way can we do that than introducing a common area where the staff can lodge after a lesson and ease off - The staff room.

Should I be the principal of an educational institution, my priority would be to get my staff to feel valuable by offering them a common room where they get to relax and prepare for the next lesson. A place we can see eye to eye and better still, learn from one another.

If I had to come to school and be wondering where to drop my bag, read through my lesson notes, and get ready for class, I bet I would not be able to deliver to expectation.