Classroom Environment
A concrete truth that students discover very quickly is I am far from formal. I could quote a dozen studies, hundreds of educators, and generations of people who just didn't have fond memories of school, but suffice to say the days of "sit up, no food/drink, no fidgeting, ask permission to exist" belong in the past. As long as students are learning, I encourage a relaxed, informal atmosphere. Here's some basics:
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Classroom Policies
There's no big list of Commandments here, more like a few things you should be aware of, but need to be explicitly stated.
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