Class Expectations

I believe in respect for the individual in my classes. I want to encourage creativity and a thirst for knowledge and I don't believe that can take place without first teaching respect. Respect for students classmates, but more importantly respect for themselves and pride through their accomplishments. Without self respect a student cannot appreciate the position of their peers. That appreciation can then be extended to the world around them. I believe that mutual respect will open the mind to acceptance of other ideas that might be outside the box. I don't want students to be pigeon-holed into one way of learning. I want them to reach out into the world around them and learn from it.