Were there any rules for attending your school? What were they?
These are the rules for attending school in North America. Indicate whether they are also true
about your school by putting a check mark in the column on the right.
| Rule | Also true here |
| 1. Always arrive in class on time or little early. | |
| 2.Raise your hand when you want to ask a question. | |
| 3. You may speak to the teacher from your desk while you are seated. | |
| 4. When you are absent, you must make up the work you have missed. Ask a teacher or a classmate for the work. | |
| 5. If you expect to be away from school because of an emergency, tell your teacher in advance, if possible, and ask for the work you will miss. | |
| 6. All assignments you hand in must be your own work. | |
| 7. Never cheat on a test. (Never look at or copy another student’s paper when you are taking a test). | |
| 8. If you are having difficulty with a class, ask the teacher for help. The teacher will be glad to help you. | |
| 9. Bring a note from you parent or guardian explaining any absences or tardiness. | |
| 10. You may miss school because of personal illness, a death in the family, or a religious holiday. It is illegal to stay home fromschool for any other reason. | |
| 11. You must work hard in your courses. | |
| 12. Teachers must consider all students equal in the classroom and must judge them only by the quality oftheir work. |
Have you ever broken the rules? If so, then when and why?
— Speaking
Tell about your school experience:
v Was your school a strictly disciplined one?
v Were all your teachers strict disciplinarians?
v How did you manage to keep your marks to a respectable standard?
v Who was reluctant to accept school discipline in your class? Were you among such pupils?
v Did you ever break the school rules? Did you disrupt discipline?
v Did you help a teacher to restore discipline in class?
v Did you have problem children in your class or problem schools in your town/city?
v Who usually went to parent-teacher meetings – your father or your mother?
v Do you think there should be better co-operation between schools and parents?
v How many classmates graduated from school with honours? Were you among them?