Arriving on Time/Packing up Early
You will want to stress the PWR policies on attendance, promptness,
and leaving early in your syllabus during the first day of class,
insisting that students inform you, in advance, of any unavoidable
absence. To deter absences and tardiness, many instructors regularly
open a class (promptly!) with a quiz or brief writing assignment
that may not be made up. To discourage early departures, some
instructors save important classroom activities for the last
minutes of class or accept and return student work at the very
end of class. One of the best ways to generate respectful and
professional behavior in your students is to model such respect:
show up to class on time and prepared, use class time efficiently,
and dismiss class on time.
