Copying Assignment for: Multiple Tardies

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Copying Assignment For: Multiple Tardies Due: Turn in to Mr. Stapleton or his Main Office box by ____________________ Consequence if not completed on time specified above: Office Referral Directions: Copy every word of the short essay below, by hand. Why This Assignment Was Given The purpose of this class is for everyone in the class to learn about physics. Since we only have a limited amount of time, it works best for everyone to learn physics together. On an ideal day, everyone is present from the beginning; the teacher does a good job of teaching the lesson; and then everyone moves on to other things. Late arrivals create problems for this system. When a student comes in late, the teacher has to figure out why each student was late, and he has to decide how to record the tardy. Tardy students often delay the beginning of the lesson for everyone, and they often miss portions of it themselves. By delaying lessons, tardy students are wasting everyone else’s time. Tardy students also tend to ask questions that have already been answered. They need individual “catching up” later on, when the teacher should be helping other students with the next task. This delays class even more. Therefore, it is important to be on time. It is also important to have an unambiguous, reasonable start time for class. For this class, that time is the ringing of the bell. To be “on time,” your body has to be in the classroom before the bell stops ringing. At BHS, there is plenty of time for anyone to get to class before the bell. Although it is important to be on time, being tardy is not a heinous crime. It does not deserve an office referral. That is why this assignment was created. Hopefully, after suffering the minor annoyance of copying this short essay, students will reconsider the importance of being on

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