I don't know why some people even come to class.

[ccharles000]

I was in class today and this girl who hardly ever shows up came in an hour late with a slice of pizza in one hand and her notebook in the other and was being very loud. If the teacher was in the room I am sure she would not be allowed to come in(she does not want people coming in late). When the teacher got back she had finished her food but was acting like she was forced to stay and was very fidgety. Ten minutes later she just got up an left. She is not the only one that does this and it makes it a lot harder to pay attention. x(

[murielm99]

1. A teacher needs to establish some ground rules at the

beginning of the term. Unfortunately, some college students need them as much as high school students.

I took a biology class a couple of years ago at our local community college. I was surprised that the teacher had to state specific rules, but it turned out to be necessary.

He said there would be no eating, sleeping, cell phone use, or tardiness. Everyone had to sign in within the first ten minutes, or they would be considered absent. Since the class met for 2.5 hours, he gave us a break period.

I guess as an older student, I did not think this was a big deal. He told us what he expected, and anyone who did not like it could drop the class.

Why disrupt class? It is childish.

P.S. I enjoyed the class. The teacher was great. I took the class because I had not had a biology class in forty years, and I wanted to see how biology was being taught in the twenty-first century.