I've found that the teachers with the most complaints about hallway noise are the teachers who leave their doors open. It does seem to defy explanation, but for those of you who can't figure it out on your own, shut your door. Simple solution. Not only might it spare you high blood pressure numbers, but in our school, the hallways were not climate-controlled, so every ounce of heat and air being pumped into our classrooms was being lost to the halls - which, in turn, put our whole HVAC system off balance; the unit would have to work harder to make up for the wider dispersion. That's one reason why some rooms were warmer, while some were freezing. |
I've made things clear in the past that I really don't care if students make noise in the hallway - as long as they keep things within reason. As adults, we talk to each other as we walk, so I don't really see any reason to limit student voices to complete silence as they traverse the corridor. Still, with school expectations, I always tried to keep them quiet. There's really no reason to tattle on students who are talking at a reasonable volume level while you have refused to close your door and solve the problem on your own.
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