Maths - My job / your job

Maths Exchange started this week.  In Room 3 the students worked in small groups and decided what their responsibilities as a student were and what mine as a teacher were.  This is their thinking!

My job (student)

Listen carefully

Use manners

Be positive

Behave

Ask question

Use values

Stay on task

Don’t cheat

Respect the teacher

Don’t say the ‘e’ word

Try new things

Raise the bar – try your best standard

Tell the teacher if something is bothering you

Be organised

Don’t criticise

Don’t fiddle with your stuff

Learn

Teach others

Practise

Solve

Think

Answer

Correct

Learn from mistakes

Figure it out

Experiment

Try your best

Take your shoes off

Pay attention

Take information and solve mathematical problems

Finishing work on time

Working quietly

Doing as you are told

Focus

Doing use the ‘I’ word – impossible

Never give up

Do your own work and not your neighbours

Respect

Your job (teacher)

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Give us new challenges

Be nice – don’t be negative

Respect the puppets

Be a role model

Teach us well

Don’t get Bernard unless needed

Be patient

Be organised

Teach us percentages

Teacher square roots and long division

Help us with things we don’t understand

Take us to new levels

Help us learn maths

Explain things we don’t know

Break problems up for us

Show the problems

Don’t tell us the answers

Do her best

Be fantastic

Provide education

Show encouragement

Obey the principal’s orders

Punish those who don’t listen

Be enthusiastic

Stay alert

Plan ahead

Provide treats

Make sure we are doing things right

Make a good impression

Don’t swear

Keep people on task

Don’t let it turn into a zoo

Include everyone

Make sure kids don’t say the “e” word

Explain information well
Take annoyance

Be fun

Teach different methods

Be specific

Help students

Make sure your students understand

Help, respect and support us