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

1
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. . .

2
RELIEVE YOURSELF

• Barring real emergencies, you should not be
  getting up in the middle of class for a potty
  break.
• Should you insist, remember you will use a pass
  from your agenda.
• Should you not have an agenda
• or should you be out of
• passes, you will be required
• to attend After School Detention.
• REMINDER Use the restroom on the way to
  class or after leaving class.

3
TAKE CARE OF NON-CLASS BUSINESS OUTSIDE OF
CLASS TIME

• Between classes go see the nurse, run errands,
  visit locker, get something from a friend, get a
  pencil from the office. Should you insist, you
  will use your agenda pass. Should you not have
  an agenda or agenda pass, you will be required to
  attend After School Detention.

4
TURN OFF YOUR CELL PHONE

• (I sincerely doubt you're so important that
  missing a call or a text message will adversely
  affect the fate of the universe. Besides, you
  and the cell phone could end up in the front
  office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . parted!)

5
NO NOs. . .

• ASSUMING THAT PERFUME/COLOGNE
• IS A SUBSTITUTE FOR BATHING If I can smell
  you,
• you've got WAY too
• much on! Besides, Ill know
• that you havent bathed
• recently!
• Dont put any cologne or scented
• lotions on in class either. You may cause
• others to start sneezing!

6
NO NOs. . .

• DOING
• HOMEWORK
• FOR ANOTHER
• CLASS DURING
• MY CLASS TIME.
• Unless Ive given you permission to do so in some
  off time.

7
NO NOs. . .

• WORKING ON YOUR SOCIAL CALENDAR DURING CLASS  

8
NO NOs. . .

• PICKING NOSES, SCABS OR ACNE, AND CHEWING FINGERS
  (Aside from being socially unacceptable,
  theyre usually done with the writing hand)  

9
NO NOs. . .

• ASKING, "DO WE NEED TO KNOW THIS FOR THE EXAM?"
   

• (Sorry, you have to know everything!)

10
Don't make me waitHave you no mercy?You are
eating into my lifeHave you no
consideration?Who gives you rights?Don't make
me count the minutesI will surely miss a
beatDon't make me seeth in angerDon't make me
grind my teethI hate sitting on the edge of my
seatWaiting for my name to be calledI hate
biting my lips in anticipationI hate to be in
this state of appallI'm my time's masterAnd I
will spare none for youWhy make me waitWhen you
have nothing to do?So I'm leaving nowI'll never
come back againYou can sit and wait for me
foreverThen you will understand my
pain....hmmph!So saying, off she went!!
impatient and yet still unemployed!!2008 Jyothi
Samarthi
NO NOs. . . ACTING LIKE YOU HAVE SOMEWHERE
BETTER TO BE (Simply put . . . this is
the best place to be)
11
NO NOs. . .

• PLAYING WITH PIERCINGS (TONGUE, NAVEL, NOSE,
  ETC.)
• (I shouldnt know that you have any anyway
  except on your ears!)

12
NO NOs. . .

• MAKING ANNOYING NOISES DURING CLASS

• Or commenting about the noise!

13
NO NOs. . .
TALKING TO/PLAYING WITH OTHERS DURING THE
LECTURES

• TALKING TO/PLAYING WITH OTHERS DURING THE CLASS

• Dont speak when the teacher is talking. Its
  rude and disrespectful.
• Dont speak when a teacher has given permission
  for a student to speak. Its also rude and
  disrespectful.
• Dont speak to be off topic.
• Dont play around and distract others.
• SHOW SOME RESPECT, PLEASE!

14
NO NOs. . .

• BLOWING BUBBLES, SNAPPING,
• MESSING WITH OR OTHERWISE PLAYING WITH GUM

15
NO NOs. . .
I dont grade like this and you shouldnt work
like this!
Ask to go to the computer and look up your
grades. You know how youre applying yourself
already! If you havent been applying yourself,
get busy!
16
NO NOs. . .

• YAWNING WITH AN OPEN MOUTH. Try covering it!

17
NO NOs. . .

• WATCHING THE CLOCK

Try watching your teacher, the information on the
white board or the bulletin board instead!
18
NO NOs. . .

• SLEEPING IN CLASS

19

• ALL OF THE ABOVE ARE DISTRACTING TO ME AND
  OTHERS, AND SHOULDN'T BE DONE IN POLITE SOCIETY
  ANYWAY.
• DEPENDING ON MY MOOD, DOING ANY OF THE ABOVE MAY
  DRAW MY WRATH, RANCOR, IRE, RAPIER WIT, ETC.  

20

• IT IS O.K. TO. . .
• USE YOUR INTELLECT
• TAPE RECORD LECTURES
• QUESTION WHAT YOU ARE BEING TOLD
• INTERRUPT TO ASK A PERTINENT QUESTION
• INTERRUPT TO MAKE AN INTERESTING COMMENT
• TAKE NOTES
• USE GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
• FOLLOW DIRECTIONS
• QUIETLY DRINK WATER IN CLASS
• (as long as you remove your trash).
• (Water only please!)

21

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

22
WORKS CITED "Classroom Etiquette
Illustrated." www.longwood.edu/staff. March 29,
2004. Longwood University. 7 Nov 2008
lthttp//www.longwood.edu/staff/hardinds/Courses/Et
iquette20Illustrated/EtiquIll.htmgt. Moore,
Carol. "CMooreTeacher." Weebly. 27Jan2009. Lanier
County High School. 27 Jan 2009
lthttp//www.CMooreTeacher.Weebly.comgt.