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Classroom Rules and Consequences

The document outlines the rules and procedures for a classroom. It establishes five main rules: being respectful, only one student out of class at a time, being responsible, no cellphone use during class, and being on time and staying on task. Consequences for breaking rules include losing bathroom passes or having phones taken to the office. The document also discusses how tests, projects, attendance, and homework will be graded. It emphasizes reinforcing the rules consistently and allowing some student input on rules. Flexibility is important to change or add rules as needed to improve the classroom.

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Classroom Rules and Consequences

The document outlines the rules and procedures for a classroom. It establishes five main rules: being respectful, only one student out of class at a time, being responsible, no cellphone use during class, and being on time and staying on task. Consequences for breaking rules include losing bathroom passes or having phones taken to the office. The document also discusses how tests, projects, attendance, and homework will be graded. It emphasizes reinforcing the rules consistently and allowing some student input on rules. Flexibility is important to change or add rules as needed to improve the classroom.

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Audrey Ingersoll

Professor Lovitt

19 October 2019

Classroom Rules and Consequences

I will have rules that will be posted in my classroom as well as discussed the first week

of school. "Research clearly supports the notion that designing and implementing rules

and procedures in class, and even at home, significantly influences students' behavior

and learning. (Marzano, Gaddy, and Foseid, 2005)” Each student will be expected to

follow these rules as they are created in the best interest of the students as well as their

classmates. My first rule is that all students are respectful. I will be a teacher who

encourages my students to voice their opinions as long as it is in a respectful manner.

This includes no cussing, no racial slurs, and no insulting other classmates or the

teacher. Students are never allowed to hit one another or steal from each other and if

this occurs then they will be written up.

My second rule is that no more than one student should be out of my classroom

at a time. This is to avoid the students leaving the classroom to hangout and talk to one

another in the hallway. Students will have to take a hall pass with them to leave my

classroom and their will only be one hall pass in my classroom. If a student leaves

without asking me I will sign for two of their bathroom passes which will lesson the

amount of extra credit they can receive at the end of the term.
My third rule is to be responsible. A student who is responsible comes to class

with their homework complete, turns in their homework, and comes to class with

everything they need to adequately take notes or complete the planned activity. A

student who is irresponsible does the opposite and may make excuses for why they

weren’t prepared for class. An example of this may be that they didn’t have enough time

to complete their homework or that they did their homework but then forgot it at home.

My fourth rule is no using cellphones or electronic watches during class.

Students will be expected to turn in their phones to me at the beginning of class and if

they choose not to and I catch them on it then the phone will be taken and turned into

the front office.

My last rule is to be on time and to stay on task. Students who listen to this rule

are those who don’t show up late to class and aren’t talking to their friends when they

should not be. Students who are talking to friends when they should be listening to the

teacher or working on an assignment are disobeying this rule and being disrespectful.

If a child is not listening to the rules and procedures I will assess how to handle it

depending on the situation and who is involved. It is important that as a teacher you are

aware that not all students are the same and some may need to be treated differently

out of the best interest of the student.

Tests and quizzes will make up 30% of the students overall grade. Projects will

make up 40%, while attendance accounts for 10% of the overall grade. Lastly

homework makes up 20% of the students grade. The most points a student can receive

on late work is half of the total points for that assignment. I will not allow for redo’s on
my assignments since late work is allowed. Students can raise their grades substantially

by turning in late work and taking advantage of extra credit when I offer it to the whole

class. 


With all these rules and procedures being presented it is evident that there are

going be times where there will be exceptions. Being a teacher who is understanding

and who learns with my student rather than acting as a dictator is a huge part of my

philosophy of education Although I have a lot of procedures for my classroom this is to

provide students with as much clarity of what’s expected of them as possible so that we

will see less mistakes due to confusion. It’s important to remember that high schoolers

are not perfect and are going to make mistakes just as we all did in high school.

However, by reinforcing the procedures and rules you have in your classroom there will

be a lot more students following the rules than neglecting them. Presenting your rules

and procedures once the first week of high school will not do the trick. Students will

need to be reminded of what’s expected of them so that they don’t forget and instead

make a habit of obeying the rules and procedures. Flexibility is also important if you

need to change a rule or add a new rule to your classroom then it should be done to

better your classroom. As mentioned by principal Jon Konen (2017), “When these

students continue having problems with a specific area of the classroom, they propose

a new routine or procedure to their teacher and peers.” By letting the students propose

new rules and procedures and letting them have a some power over what’s expected of

them, it has been known to positively improve overall classroom behavior.

 
References

Konen, J. (2017, November 14). Managing Classroom Procedures. Retrieved October

20, 2019, from https://www.teacher.org/daily/managing-classroom-procedures/.

Marzano , R., Gaddy, B., Foseid, M., & Marzano , J. (n.d.). Section 1: Rules and

Procedures. Retrieved October 19, 2019, from http://www.ascd.org/

publications/books/105012/chapters/[email protected].

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