Classroom Expectations
Participation
The participation grade includes not just your participation in class discussions and activities, but also your punctual attendance, your attention during class, and your completion of all work in a thorough and timely manner.
Attendance/Lateness
Most of the learning in this class will take place in the classroom, so it is important that you be here. If you are here only in body but not in spirit -- if your attention is visibly on other things, or if you are asleep – you will not properly receive credit for the class. I do realize that the first year of high school is a challenging one and that you may be juggling many responsibilities; if you need help organizing your schedule or staying on task, let me know!
Lateness is not acceptable. If you are late, you will need a pass from your administrator.
See your student handbook for details on our school’s Attendance/Lateness policy.
Electronic Devices
You are not allowed to enter my room with headphones, cell phones, and portable gaming equipment. If I see any of these items, I will confiscate them and give you an automatic referral. Your parents may also be called. Backpacks and purses must be kept on the floor at all time.
Respecting the Speaker
I am your teacher, and I deserve respect when I talk. Therefore, when I am speaking there is to be no one else talking in the classroom. In the same regard, when another student is speaking to the class, or if we have a visitor, no one else should be talking. It is disrespectful to talk when other are presenting valuable information to the class, and it disrupts other people’s ability to learn. During times when you have been given permission to talk freely, I expect your attention within seconds.
The participation grade includes not just your participation in class discussions and activities, but also your punctual attendance, your attention during class, and your completion of all work in a thorough and timely manner.
Attendance/Lateness
Most of the learning in this class will take place in the classroom, so it is important that you be here. If you are here only in body but not in spirit -- if your attention is visibly on other things, or if you are asleep – you will not properly receive credit for the class. I do realize that the first year of high school is a challenging one and that you may be juggling many responsibilities; if you need help organizing your schedule or staying on task, let me know!
Lateness is not acceptable. If you are late, you will need a pass from your administrator.
See your student handbook for details on our school’s Attendance/Lateness policy.
Electronic Devices
You are not allowed to enter my room with headphones, cell phones, and portable gaming equipment. If I see any of these items, I will confiscate them and give you an automatic referral. Your parents may also be called. Backpacks and purses must be kept on the floor at all time.
Respecting the Speaker
I am your teacher, and I deserve respect when I talk. Therefore, when I am speaking there is to be no one else talking in the classroom. In the same regard, when another student is speaking to the class, or if we have a visitor, no one else should be talking. It is disrespectful to talk when other are presenting valuable information to the class, and it disrupts other people’s ability to learn. During times when you have been given permission to talk freely, I expect your attention within seconds.