Developing Rules

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Developing Rules
By Kathy

One thing that is important is to recognize the difference between rules and procedures.

It is effective to develop rules at the beginning of the year with class involvement. Discuss with the kids what rules they think
are important, and boil them down to a short list. They should cover how we treat each other, how we treat our workplace, and how we treat our materials.
Procedures such as restroom use, pencil sharpener, how we hand in work should not be listed as rules.
At a recent inservice, a teacher from another school discussed the plan they had adopted. I can't remember what it is called. It is

school wide and training comes from a company in the Southwest. The rule--ONE RULE--is "I will not do anything that prevents the teacher from teaching or myself and my classmates from learning." That sure boils it down in a nutshell!