contract

==We are going to be negotiating our classroom [|social contract] together. The resulting ideas are the result of successful and collaborative implementation of the the following 21st century skills: negotation, collective intelligence, distributed cognition, networking, and judgement.==

Here are the common themes that resonated among the 100+ discussion thread postings:

 * Feel safe
 * Respect everyone
 * Students participate
 * Teacher doesn't embarrass people
 * Students don't interrupt other students or the teacher
 * Kind and welcoming teacher
 * Treats them as young adults
 * Freedom to make mistakes
 * Freedom to learn independently
 * No bullying
 * No favorites
 * Students work together.
 * Class with limited distractions
 * Positive responses from the teach and students
 * Class pace is comfortable with everyone
 * Teacher is humorous
 * Teacher interacts with students in a laid back manner.
 * Teacher is understanding towards students.
 * Teacher is very helpful.
 * Teacher treats students like adults.
 * Fun and hands on activities

Here are our class expectations:

 * 1) Students and teachers will be laid back, kind, and understanding and will have a sense of humor.
 * 2) Students will participate in class activities and will feel comfortable asking questions.
 * 3) Students and teachers will respect each other and not interrupt, yell, bully, or embarass others.
 * 4) Teachers and students will act accordingly to provide a safe and comfortable environment.
 * 5) Teachers will treat all students fairly.
 * 6) Teachers will allow students the independence to learn and uncover things for themselves.
 * 7) Teachers will choose fun hands-on activities that will help students in the future.