Classroom Expectations:
Effort:
Welcome to your junior year! Now that you've had a couple years of experience in high school, you will be expected to arrive in class prepared and ready to get your work done. Per school policy, phones must be off and put away during class. Phones will be collected at the start of class. Any phone seen being used during class will be turned in to the front office and will have to be picked up after school.
Remember, it is your time that you waste when you goof around. Deadlines approach whether you are participating or not, so use your time wisely!
Equality Statement:
I am dedicated to establishing a learning environment that does not exclude or belittle anyone. It is important that this is a safe classroom environment for all students. There is absolutely ZERO TOLERANCE of discrimination in this classroom. Anyone noticing discriminatory behavior in this class, or who feels discriminated against, should bring it to my attention immediately.
Late Work:
COMPUTER OR "GOOGLE CLASSROOM/DRIVE PROBLEMS" WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AS EXCUSES FOR LATE WORK. Always make copies of your work/save them until the term is over/grades are input. USE YOUR CHROME ACCOUNT TO WORK ON DOCUMENTS. Google docs automatically saves your work as you go, so rename your documents with a relevant title so they are easy to find if you accidentally detach a document from a classroom assignment. Google drive does not "delete all your work" at random. Please stay attentive to what you are working with and on!
For absent late work, students are given days equal to the amount of absent days to make up work. For other late work, acceptance is at teacher discretion. Hard cutoff for any late work is the second to last Friday of each quarter.
Google Classroom Policy: When turning in an assignment to Google Classroom, do NOT share document. Be sure that you attatch the document to the assignment and hit “Turn In”. Any documents that are shared will not be graded.
PLEASE use the restroom before class. Per school policy, no students will be permitted to leave the classroom during the first and last 10 minutes of class.
TURN OFF/SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES before class. Cell phone disruptions are not only rude, but distract the entire class from the lesson. Continued infractions can affect your grades.
Mature conduct is expected at all times. Honor one another as individuals.
As an example, don’t roll your eyes and sigh when you disagree with what someone is saying. Don’t interrupt your classmates or the teacher. Don’t talk (or whisper or pass notes) when they are talking. Insults (even when you are “just kidding”), dismissive tone or body language, and interjections off of topic are inappropriate, and will result in intervention according to MUHS standards.
“No Name” Papers:
No credit will be given to any “No Name” papers. "No Name" papers may be held for one day in an attempt to find their owner/get named, but will then be disposed of.
Intellectual Honesty:
Plagiarism, even when unintentional, is a serious offense with serious consequences. This includes copying someone else’s in-class assignments. Do not take someone else's work (whether a person, a website, AI, etc.) and present it as your own.
Posting pictures of completed assignments on any social media site IS CHEATING. All associated assignments will be counted as zeros for those who copied, and for the person supplying the paper that was copied from.
Use of AI in class:
There may be times where AI is mentioned in class. Unless explicitly directed by the teacher, students may NOT use AI at any time for any part of assignments. I use a combination of google doc work history and comparison to prior work to help determine when work has been plagiarized, whether from other students or AI. Student work found to be plagiarized with the use of AI will be entered as a zero, with escalating consequences for repeated infractions.
Personal Items:
Theft of any kind will result in immediate administrative action. As a general rule, if it isn't yours, don't touch it!