Benefits of Being On Time

When you show up late, you might–

• miss some critical information (like the announcement that there will be a test next time or instructions on how to format your paper, let alone subject matter information).
• not understand the lecture–it could be out of context and unclear to you.
• miss out on a few minutes of transition time to clear your head of the last activity and start focusing on the new one. If you get to class late to begin with, it may take you another few minutes to begin understanding and thinking about the class you are in.
• be docked on an attendance grade.
• lose the respect of the instructor.
• be disrupting the class for others. (I once had a 6’9″ basketball player who used to walk in late and then sit in the front row, obscuring the view of everyone behind him, because that was the only seat left open. After a week or two of this I had to pull him aside and make it clear to him that this was unacceptable!).
• develop bad habits that will get you fired. You are preparing for your professional life, in which tardiness is usually not tolerated.

If you are sitting in your seat when the bell rings for your classes on October 27-30th, post a comment here–one for 5th period and one for 6th period. Please include the date. Posting a comment will get you in Friday’s drawing for a Gatorade.