Success+in+the+Classroom

After you study in the United States for a while, you will find out classes in here is completely different than classes back in your home country. In order to success in classes, you have to adjust yourself to the American class manner, which is also completely different from what you have known in the past 10 years. So what are American classroom manners? The answer of that question varies. Different teachers have different expectations. But there is something that is in common. First of all, which is the same rule in all school in the world, is to attend all classes. Not only you have to be there, you are required to be on time and be ready for the class. Each class is only 40-45 minutes. If you are not ready to learn as soon as the class starts, you are not going to learn anything. So this is the basic rule that you will have to follow. Is that enough just to go to class and sits there quietly? Not at all. In an American classroom, teachers expect you to discuss. They think that this is the way that someone can learn more than just sits there and listen. So if you want to get a good grade in here, you will have to speak out frequently because class participation is also count as part of your grade. Moreover, in order to be success in the Northwest School, you have to keep in your mind that it is not shameful for you not to understand English. All you have to do is to raise your hand and ask whenever you have question. Question is highly recommended and suggested in American Classroom. Finally, you will have to find out what some special rules those only apply to certain type of teacher. In American classrooms you enjoy lots of freedom. For example, there are some teachers that would allow you to eat or drink in class and some of them hate you doing that. So my final suggestion is to find out what your teachers like or dislike as soon as possible.