Lab Safety

A student may not injure another student, or, through inaction, allow a student to come to harm. This includes respectful relationships between students and, of course, lab safety.

There is a lot of stuff going on in my classroom/laboratory. All of the classes I teach have a significant lab component. This means that materials and equipment are almost always out on lab benches. It is important that students understand lab safety in order to prevent accidents and injuries to themselves or others.

Respect

A student must comply with requests by a staff member except where such requests would conflict with the First Law.

In my classroom, respect does not equal compliance. I will work to earn the respect and trust of my students. I will respect the background, ideas and beliefs of my students.

I strive to provide relevance to the lessons and activities planned for my classes. However, I recognize that not every lesson will be relevant to every student right now. But, I do expect trust that every lesson is meant to have relevance some day and that, because of a mutual respect, students will give their full effort most of the time.

Active Learning

A student must further their own existence through learning, practice and experience as long as such experience does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.

Rarely, do I simply ask students to recall facts and figures. Rarely will I present information to be memorized. Rather, I expect students to learn by doing, testing, experimenting, discovering, sharing, discussing, analyzing, researching, and/or presenting. My students must be active learners. I am here to facilitate.