Class Room Rules (& All-Around Good Life Habits)

Treat School like it's your job:

You won't make money, but you will get paid in grades!

1. Be on time. It's a good "life habit." It looks professional. It's also courteous & respectful to your teacher. Being late is the opposite. 
2. Say hello & goodbye. It's just plain good manners...and good people skills will get you far in life. 
3. Listen (*Full Body Listening) while the teacher talks. That's a big one. If you talk while they are talking, you might miss something important! It might even be something that affects your grade. Not to mention the fact that it's also kinda rude. If you can't help yourself when you're next to your friends, then it's your responsibility to move yourself somewhere else where you can concentrate better.
4. Come prepared; bring your book, pencil case, and make sure (if possible) you have eaten & gone to the washroom. 
5. You can eat in class, if it's once and a while and if it DOESN'T DISTRACT YOU FROM YOUR WORK. 
6. Water and/or tea is encouraged as long as it's kept away from keyboards. (Ms. Echols will provide a tea station)
7. Clean up after yourself; another important life skill and all-around good habit. It is inconsiderate to leave your mess lying around for others to pick up, or to leave glue sticks drying out without their lids on.....etc. Check that you have cleaned up after yourself before leaving. 
8. Hand your work in on time. This is a SUPER IMPORTANT life skill! If you don't complete work on time in the real world... you can get fired, or kicked out of university. We don't want that. That would be sad. It also happens to be super frustrating (and a giant waste of time) for teachers to have to track students down to hand in their work. It prevents them from organizing super cool field trips and other fun activities...and that makes everyone sad. 
9. You are responsible for material missed while away. Ask your peers. Check the blog. Get yourself caught up. 

*Full Body Listening; now...this is a throwback to elementary school, but it is still super relevant today:

• Listen with your ears (that one's obvious)
• Listen with your eyes (look at the person)
• Listen with your mouth (by not talking or moving your lips)
• Listen with your heart (care about what they're saying)
• Listen with your mind (think about what they're saying