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Coaches Hannah Shierling and Michelle Johnson will take their volleyball team to visit Mercer. They will tour the campus, watch a collegiate volleyball game and then enjoy a meet and greet with the Mercer volleyball players and coaches!
Procedures vs. Rules - Do You Know the Difference?
A rule regulates a serious offense. A procedure is simply a way that you want something done in your classroom— the same way, every time. When a student breaks a rule, a consequence follows. When a student does not follow a procedure, you remind him of the procedure and practice it with him if necessary. You should never have more than five rules. You should have many procedures. An example of a rule: We agree not to hit each other. (Fighting is a serious offense.) Examples of procedures include how to walk to lunch, how to ask permission to speak, how to get into and out of groups, what to do if you need a pencil sharpened, and how to pass in papers.
In the classrooms of effective managers, students are never confused about what is expected of them. The procedures are discussed, modeled, and practiced.
If a rule is broken, there is no discussion; rather, there is a consequence. The students know this, so there is no element of surprise. They do much less “testing of the teacher” to see how much they can get away with.
Doling out a consequence for violating a procedure should be used only when the misbehavior is chronic, not simply because the teacher is aggravated.
When students are clear on exactly what they can and cannot do in the classroom, and when they know that the teacher is consistent in enforcing rules and practicing procedures, they are much more likely to actually follow the rules and procedures.
Whitaker, Todd; Breaux, Annette. The Ten-Minute Inservice: 40 Quick Training Sessions that Build Teacher Effectiveness (Kindle Locations 481-482). Wiley. Kindle Edition.
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Our role is to contribute deodorant and baby formula. September the 8th is the deadline, and details are included in the e-mail from Colonel McLeod.
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Upcoming Events
Sat Sep 2
Volleyball-Region @ Veterans - V only 11, 12, 1
Mon Sep 4 Labor Day
Tue Sep 5
Softball vs Bainbridge JV 4 pm V 5:30
Wed Sep 6
Blue Clubs
Softball vs Lowndes JV 5 pm
Begin Krispy Kreme sales - FGE
Thu Sep 7
Football @ Monroe - 7pm
Volleyball @ Lee - JV-5:30 - V-6pm
Fri Sep 8
Softball @ Warner Robins Varsity 5 pm
Technology PD (Optional) - Learning Groups