The Teachers’ Lounge Murder Mystery [Blog] (Re-edit)
The Teachers’ Lounge Murder Mystery Show 5-27-10
While watching an episode of Law and Order:SVU, this victim of an attack that occurred on a crowded said that the way that she protects herself on the NYC subway is “Read a line , scan the car, read a line, scan the car……”, which obviously is like being in an active classroom.
But it appears that this philosophy has now began to carry over into the teachers’ lounge. Which to anyone who has ever sat at a school where there is one of “those” teachers’ lounges; meaning, it’s more like a jury room instead of a place to relax and/or commiserate. In “those” teachers’ lounges, the teach with the most seniority is often a senior citizen who dare not to attempt to use a Smart Board, or the stairs.
The teachers’ lounge at school for the past few months has been pleasant. Sure, at times it gets a little preachy, judge-y and angry…but in general, everyone gets along with everyone. We laugh, we joke, we get each others lunch if we’re leaving the building. Hell, I’m counting myself as part of the staff. But out of nowhere (seemingly) it seems like there’s a mole. Someone who frequents the room is a classic mode. They grin, they nod, they chirp in, without ever agreeing or incriminating themselves.
And suddenly the Lead Principal, Ms. Principal, who has generally been here and there, yet nowhere…well, she rolled in like an ominous fog off a cold winter lake. Normally, relaxed, she was all business. For example, she seemed as if she wanted me not in the room , considering I’m not an DOE Permanent/Lead Teacher.
I later learned that several people were reamed out for some hapless, precarious statements made. But the whip has been cracked, and well, two teachers jokingly laughed about me being the DOE/Principal spy. It was a pretty amusing death that they had laid out for me. I sat there blushing, and just took it in the spirit of stress-relief and laughter. When a teacher laughs at and with you like that in the Teachers’ Lounge, they mean no harm. This is far different from when a student mention killing you, because as we all know, some kids and not just the “OA” will get away with anything that we let them get away with.
It’s weird though, I was sitting in on anther common planning meeting, and the Principal sort of gave me yet another look suggesting I go elsewhere. It’s quite weird to think that she reprimanded adults for being adults in front of each other, yet she literally gave me “the stink eye” with one eye, and “the death eye” with the other. I’ve never even had a single conversation with her. Hell, I didn’t even know she was principal until the 3rd or so month of steady work at this school. She has successfully managed to keep the old school teachers’ lounge alive in her person.
Ms. Scarlett ________ Professor Kent in the Teachers' Lounge with a _____________.
[Chester Kent]
Originally Posted @ www.GetintheRye.com
