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Clarification of Class Participation

Now that this outline is on the Internet, I would like to stress that, for the vast majority of my classes, the students behave in a very professional manner and we all learn a great deal in class as a result. However, in a small number of classes, there are a few students who do not realize how disruptive private conversations are to the learning process. Explaining it rationally works for some students. For others, the only motivator is a penalty to their grade. At first, this seemed very childish to me, but it was the only method that worked with these very few immature students. If you are a mature current St. John’s student, please disregard these comments about childish penalties. I dislike them even more than you. I wish to concentrate on the positive aspects of learning. If you are a prospective St. John’s student, please don’t be concerned about a childish learning environment. Most St. John’s students and classes are positive and productive. A similar comment applies to the homework penalties.

Specifically, private conversations include:

1. Conversations with a class mate,
2. Any use of a cell phone, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or any other device that causes a distraction.  During class, such devices are to be shut off and kept out of sight, unless there is an impending emergency and you have informed me about that before class.
3. Any use of laptops.

If you do engage in a (perceived) private conversation during class, your Class Participation grade is reduced accordingly.

(This page was last updated on January 15, 2010.)