For most of us, the rules of classroom behavior go without being said. Unfortunately, some students can't seem to grasp the simple fact that asking the professor to re-explain the Theory of Relativity when there are clearly only twenty-five seconds left in class isn't going to win them any popularity contests.This has lead to a much needed re-evaluation of the unspoken "etiquette of a classroom."
1. Personal opinions of over-zealous students can sometimes be taken out of context. The disgusted face you make when the girl with the flower-stickered notebook throws her hand up with a question for the third time in one minute doesn't go unnoticed.
2. When bringing a laptop to class, its implied purpose is for taking notes. But for some, this isn't always the case. This sad fact is evidenced when a fellow student downloads and proceeds to watch a movie during Anthropology class.
3. How soon is too soon for initiating conversation with your fellow classmates? Lots of times, you will find that the other person seems very approachable once you make the first effort. Whether to borrow a #2 pencil or to mock the professor, seat neighbors normally receive first invitations of kindness with relief.
4. Although interaction with your fellow students is strongly advocated, classroom lecture halls are neither the time nor the place to loudly discuss what happened in last night's episode of "Desperate Housewives," especially if you are seated in the middle of the hall.
5. It's a common misconception that there are no stupid questions. The fact is ... there are. Some questions seem to re-surface without warning in every class. If you still are having to ask when to take notes during lectures, then you might want to reconsider your dream of going to Grad school.
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