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As Friday comes my way like a freight train, and the last day of pre-planning occurs tomorrow, I've decided to draft my "classroom rules." I'm not typically what you would refer to as a "strict" teacher or a "disciplinarian" in the traditional sense of the word. I'm of the mind that if we give kids space to be kids, and a class worth taking, that discipline will take care of itself. So, here are the five rules I could muster.
As Friday comes my way like a freight train, and the last day of pre-planning occurs tomorrow, I've decided to draft my "classroom rules." I'm not typically what you would refer to as a "strict" teacher or a "disciplinarian" in the traditional sense of the word. I'm of the mind that if we give kids space to be kids, and a class worth taking, that discipline will take care of itself. So, here are the five rules I could muster.
- I can (and often will be) wrong. Sometimes just to see if you're paying attention. It's up to you to prove it and call me on it, though.
- "Nerd" is not an insult.
- "Winging it" is completely acceptable in most cases and failure may result, but the world won't end and your grade probably won't suffer too much.
- Follow directions; you probably wrote most of them yourselves anyway.
- We will read, write, discuss, and create; you can not write about, discuss, or create something based on what you have not read.