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Welcome Marvelous Math Students and Visitors!!
  
Here’s a little bit about me…
¨   I grew up in the state of Connecticut
¨   I have lived in Washington since 1990
¨   I have been teaching since 2000
¨   I’m a mom to two adult sons





After years of teaching experience, I have devised a list of Dos and Don'ts
of polite behavior in the classroom. . .

CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE
Illustrated Edition

BEFORE YOU EVEN COME TO CLASS. . .

RELIEVE YOURSELF
(Barring real emergencies, you should not be getting up
in the middle of class for a potty break)

TURN OFF YOUR CELL PHONE AND PUT IT AWAY
(I sincerely doubt you're so important that missing a call
will adversely affect the fate of the universe)


TURN OFF YOUR MUSIC AND PUT IT AWAY


 

NO NOs. . .

ASSUMING THAT PERFUME/COLOGNE IS
A SUBSTITUTE FOR BATHING

(If I can smell you, you've got
 WAY too much on)
 

DOING HOMEWORK FOR ANOTHER CLASS
DURING MATH CLASS
 

WORKING ON YOUR SOCIAL CALENDAR
DURING MATH CLASS
 

PICKING NOSES, SCABS, OR ACNE
AND CHEWING FINGERS

(Aside from being socially unacceptable,
they’re usually done with the
writing hand)
 

ASKING, "DO WE NEED TO KNOW THIS FOR THE TEST?"
(Sorry, you have to know everything!)
 

ACTING LIKE YOU HAVE SOMEWHERE BETTER TO BE

(Simply put, this is the best place to be)
 

PLAYING WITH YOUR PIERCINGS (TONGUE, NAVEL, NOSE, ETC.) OR SOMEONE ELSE'S

 
 

MAKING ANNOYING NOISES DURING LECTURES

 
 

TALKING TO/PLAYING WITH OTHERS DURING THE LECTURES

 
 

BLOWING BUBBLES, SNAPPING, OR
OTHERWISE PLAYING WITH GUM

 

YAWNING WITH AN OPEN MOUTH

 
 

WATCHING THE CLOCK

 
 

SLEEPING IN CLASS

 
 

ALL OF THE ABOVE ARE DISTRACTING TO ME AND OTHERS
AND SHOULDN'T BE DONE IN POLITE SOCIETY ANYWAY.
 IF YOU ARE DOING ANY OF THE ABOVE
YOU ARE CHOOSING STEPS AND YOU MAY HAVE YOUR ELECTRONIC DEVICES CONFISCATED UNTIL THE END OF THE DAY.
 

IT IS O.K. TO. . .

USE YOUR INTELLECT
QUESTION WHAT YOU ARE BEING TOLD
INTERRUPT TO ASK A PERTINENT QUESTION
INTERRUPT TO MAKE AN INTERESTING COMMENT

REMEMBER:

THIS CLASS IS NOT SO LARGE THAT YOU CAN BECOME INVISIBLE,
SO WATCH YOUR BODY LANGUAGE. SCOWLING, SLOUCHING,
SLEEPING, YAWNING, OR OTHER OVERT EXPRESSIONS OF
BOREDOM WILL DRAW MY ATTENTION; DON'T BE SURPRISED
IF I STOP AND ASK WHAT THE PROBLEM IS!