School Rules from a Student's Perspective

In the weeks leading up to the Christmas break, things were a little hectic at school due to the lack of normalcy that always surrounds this time of year. After morning break, I walked up to my third floor classroom and, in reaching the top of the stairs, could already hear the mayhem at the end of the hall.

The students know better than to yell and scream in the classroom, so when I arrived I told them I was not happy with their behavior and they were to quietly write in their notebooks the classroom behavior rules, as it appeared they needed reminding.

I collected them and read the kids' perspective on the rules. One of them was too funny not to share.

RULES

Test:

- When we are in a test we can't talk.

- We can't copy.

- We need to raise our hand to ask a question.

- When we finish we sit in our desk.

Class:

- Don't shout.

- We need to be quiet.

- To raise our hand for something.

- Do only what the teacher say.

- Don't stand up.

- Don't run inside the classroom.

- Don't do something that don't say.

- Do only the thing that say.

- Don't bother the others.

- Don't play in the classroom.

- We can only drink water.

- Don't eat in the classroom.

Computer Class:

- Don't do nothing only hear instrucctions.

- Don't stand up.

- Only open thing that she say.

- Don't open other things.

When the bell rang:

- We need to sit down and be patient waiting to the teacher enters.

- We need to be quiet and sitting in your desk.
When we finish the work:

- We need to sit

- To be quiet

- To be patient

- We can homework

- We need to wait the others to finish.

- We need to wait instrucctions.

- We can do thing from other clases.

- We need to stay in our sit quiet.

I laughed out loud when I read what appears to be EVERY instruction I've ever given the students. The only thing she forgot to mention was that they should read their "DEAR" book when they finish their work.

Kids are amazing!