What is your take on wearing headphones at work? Sometimes if I'm making copies of materials or during prep hours or doing mindless paperwork I'll pop them in and listen to a book. Today though I think I may have upset a teacher because she tried to talk to me and I couldn't hear her - she looked really annoyed! I try to listen on lower volume and I promise I'm not trying to ignore anyone! I said sorry and talked to her but do I need to do anything else?

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I think it’s a genius idea! Don’t talk to me when I’m planning lol I have 40 minutes for sped paper work, organizing progress data, looking at gen ed plans, modifying curriculum, and planning small groups.

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Thanks! And yes I feel the same way! Time is already short for prep but sometimes I feel like I just need to escape into a good book.

I do the same. My desk faces my door so I can see when folks come in if I need to press my earbuds and let in sound. But lunch, prep: those are your time to do what you need to get things done. There is no problem with you wearing headphones to either facilitate that or to make those times more pleasant.

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Thank you! I wish my desk faced my door. It's attached to the wall on the other side. I get to look out a window, but having my back to the door makes things more complicated.

I actually am gonna play devil’s advocate here and say I don’t think it’s a good idea…what if you miss an announcement or an emergency alarm?

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I think you make an excellent point! Idk what it is but I think the PA system in our school is really juiced up. It is very loud and I can still hear it through my headphones.

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