Peppler’s Classroom Blog

This blog is intended to be a tool for communicating course content and updates to my students, their parents, and other school personnel in an effort to improve communication and better facilitate student success. It may also be used at times to post requests for information, prompts for students to respond to, and other posts to extend the learning atmosphere beyond the classroom.

If you wish to post to this blog, or one of the specific course blogs that may be created and linked to this one, the following rules apply to any and all posts and comments:

1. Do not include any identifying information in your post or comment. This includes, but is not limited to, your last name, your address, phone number, email address, etc.
2. You may use a nickname if your first name is unique and identifiable.

3. Your comments, whether they are assignments are not, are expected to be written in correct English. Avoid using abbreviations, slang, and other conventions that are common to text messaging and email among friends. The audience here is wider. No profanity or suggestive language will be tolerated either, due to the public nature of a blog.

4. No disrespectful comments about any member of the educational community (i.e. students, teachers, administrators, support staff, etc.) will be tolerated. The post or comment will be deleted and a public apology will be issued by the original author. Further disciplinary action may be necessary as well.

5. For students, you may offer constructive criticism of a post or comment if it furthers the educational discussion. Please remember, though, to criticize the writing, not the author.

6. For parents, you are welcome to contribute; however, please keep these things in mind.

a. Students may not always appreciate comments made publically on their entries. Please be sensitive to this–you know your son or daughter better than the rest of us. Feel free, of course, to read what they’ve written and comment to them privately at home.

b. If you have questions regarding your son or daughter and their academic progress, please email me at my work address instead of posting or commenting on this blog. Everything you write here becomes just as public as everything else that’s posted.

Any questions or comments regarding these policies should be directed to me.