Student Feedback

Advice from previous classes on how to do well in Mr. DeGroot’s class.

Lots of homework and do it or you will fall behind
Do your homework, listen
Do your homework; don’t fall behind
Do your homework, write down ALL the notes
Do your homework
Be mature
Do your homework
Don’t fall behind, do homework, read book
Do your homework and do it right
Do all your homework. Don’t fall behind!
Do your homework or you will fail; pay attention in clss and you will do okay, make sure you read the stories or you will do bad on the tests
Do your homework, take good notes, pay attention and study hard and you’ll do good
Act like a grownup
Read the assigned pages
Show up and do your work, even though it seems silly, it isn’t
Don’t screw around and act your age
Actually read the book for the test
Do your work, study for tests
Be responsible for yourself and get your work done
Do all your work, study, do everything with good quality
Don’t try for attention
It is absotively impossible to fail any of Mr. DeGroot’s classes IF you DO YOUR WORK!
Don’t argue, Mr. D. is fair
Do all of your homework
Do the reading and don’t look for attention
Keep an open mind, don’t slack, stay on track
Don’t daydream, do your homework
Listen to him, read what you are suppose to do, do all homework
Read what he tells you to do and do your homework
Do all the reading and hand in your assignments
Turn in your work on time
Don’t mess around
Read everything, do homework, when there is a work day, use it
Do your homework, take good notes, listen and do any extra credit available
If you want to pass, DON’T screw around!
Do your homework, study for the final, read the stories or chapters Mr. DeGroot assigns, and don’t have an attitude and you will be fine.
Don’t slack off, keep up with all your homework and do a good job, Mr. DeGroot is cool
Pay attention and do everything your supposed to
Do your homework and listen in class
Do your work and act like an adult
Do all of your assignments and hand them in on time
Read everything you need to
Get all of your homework done on time, study for tests, be ready for pop quizzes, listen, take books home,
Focus on Mr. DeGroot
Focus on the assignments
Do your homework
Listen, take notes, and study
Do your work, be mature
Finish your work
Read along when stuff is read aloud
Do work at home
Pay attention to the teacher and keep up with homework assignments
Don’t mess around
Don’t sleep
Listen to directions about assignments
Keep things that are returned to you—you will need them later
Get good at memorizing
Study for tests and pay attention in class
Pay attention in class
Study and do your work
Don't slack off
Actually put effort into assignments
Don't argue with Mr. DeGroot
Act your age
Don't sleep, skip class, or fall behind
Focus
Do your homework
Be nice to Mr. D
Do your homework and don't argue with Mr. D
Don't be afraid to ask questions
Pay attention and study
Do your work
Focus on your work and do the whole assignment not just part of it
Study and pay attention
Don't waste time talking or you won't learn anything
Listen
Don't be like me [name of student who did not do as well as he or she could have done]
Respect your classmates and Mr. D
Whatever you do don't fall asleep, he won't wake you up until you wake up and you should do your homework and he does really care about you
Stay on task
Be confident
Don't talk back to Mr. DeGroot because it gets you no where
Mr. DeGroot cares
Excuses do not work
Just do the tasks
Don't talk to friends in class
Grades show effort, not intelligence
Do your homework the first time, doing it twice is more difficult
Don't pass notes--he reads them
Mr. DeGroot does not hate you, he hates your behaviors
Listen to your classmates when they tell you to be quiet
Don't text in class
Don't get detention
Keep your locker and stuff organized
Mr. DeGroot will allow you to fail, if you chose to
The only time you get detention is when you don't listen to this
Use self-control
turn your phone off
listen to other people's opinions
don't be judgmental
don't let anyone ruin your dreams
Be confident in yourself
Be optimistic
Allow others to learn
Allow Mr. DeGroot the time to teach
Don't interrupt others
Don't argue
Do homework
Don't talk or you get detention
Don't cause drama
Don't throw stuff
Do everything on your (book) projects
Don't talk back
Don't talk to other students during class
Mr. DeGroot is never wrong
Read during reading time
Always check the website and do what the website says
Grow up
Don't flirt
Be nice
Don't protest
Don't whisper
Have self-control
No threatening
Be loose with what Mr. DeGroot talks about
Don't talk about other people
Don't quit
Relax
Be open-minded
Don't talk about others
Don't laugh at others
Do essays when essays are assigned
Have faith in yourself and try your best
Don't stress out about 300-word essays because they really are only just a page
Don't lose your assignments, don't leave them in your locker
Raise your hand, don't just blurt stuff out
Mr. D will only get mad if you screw around
Don't argue with Mr. D, he is always right
Careful! Mr. DeGroot gives detentions
Mr. DeGroot gives extra chances
You can get detention by talking to people at random
No messing around in class
Focus on school work, not on others
Don't act stupid
No smart-Alec comments
Listen to Mr. DeGroot--he us usually right
Do your homework to be on Mr. DeGroot's good side
Be smart about the decisions you make
No racists comments
Always do your homework because your grade is based on your homework
Extra credit is there for a reason
Always do your extra credit because it is difficult to explain your grade to your parents if they know you skipped the extra credit
Learn grammar
Being an over-achiever is actually just being an achiever; in other words, what you think of as "over" achieving is what others think of as minimum effort