Classroom Ground Rules

• The classroom environment must be maintained as blame-free
• It should be understood that learning takes time.
• Understanding the 'question' is what it is important
• The 'question' has to be challenging so as not to be humiliating if answered incorrectly; questions must not be too easy.
• Mistakes tell us where we are
• Foster an inquiring classroom; 'I don't understand' is good!
• Never ridicule students, it stops learning
• Give medal and mission feedback - forward looking and positive
• You only learn from mistakes if you find out how to do it without mistakes next time
• The 'helper' learns as much as the 'helped'