The Secret of the Staffroom

by Sulan Dun of FunBasedLearning.com


Curious kids gather around
I've got secrets most profound
About what teachers do when you're not around
The secrets of the staffroom are herein found

Oh what do teachers do
When they're not in front of you
Do they play with macaroni and glue
What do they do in the staffroom

At the end of a long long day
When you all run outside to play
The caffeine in our coffee has worn away
And we retreat to the staffroom

Oh what do teachers do
When they're not in front of you
Do they fart and say phew
What do they do in the staffroom

Inside the staffroom's sacred door
Tenured guy on the couch begins to snore
We laugh become immature grade eights once more
That's the secret of the staffroom

Oh what do teachers do
When they're not in front of you
Do they gossip 'till they turn blue
What do they do in the staffroom

We have to be serious all day long
Let classroom discipline come on strong
Crack a joke? That's strike number two
Keep quiet or I'll call home for you

Oh why do they never let us in
Is it some malicious whim
Why do they shut the door in my face
Why's the staffroom such a mysterious place

But deep down inside we're not that strict
Down in our soul we feel the conflict
So on professional days we let loose
Giggle and act like a silly goose

Oh what do teachers do
When they're not in front of you
Tear our their hair and cry boo hoo
What do they do in the staffroom

Oh Pro D days we still learn a lot
About pedagogy and engage in thought
But there's no reason we can't be
Goofballs when students can't see

What happens in the staffroom
Do they horde gold doubloons
Do they tend exotic flower blooms
What happens in the staffroom

So when teachers seem unamused
And their strictness leaves you feeling confused
Remember some of them were once like you
Cracking jokes and spilling glue

And perhaps when you are all grown up
You may feel the need to refill your coffee cup
To enter the staffroom and close the door
To feel like your old self once more

And that's the real secret of the staffroom

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