_In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold,
Alike fantastic if too new or old:
Be not the first by whom the new are tried,
Nor yet the last to lay the old aside._
--Pope.
1) When you enter your classroom, as well as when you leave it, glance
towards your teacher and, if she is looking, bow pleasantly.
2) Say, "Yes, Miss Brown"; not merely "Yes," if you know the name of the
one addressed. If you do not know her name, let your tone and manner
indicate so fully your feeling of respect that the omission of the name
will not be noted. Say "Yes, Sir," to men. And remember,--
Hearts, like doors, will ope with ease
To very, very little keys;
And don't forget that two of these
Are: "Thank you, sir," and "If you please."
3) When sitting, push back as far as you can in the chair and lean
forward from your hips, keeping your spine straight, not curved. The way
you sit or walk or stand shows culture or lack of it.
4) When reciting, stand erect with your hands at your sides. Your
attitude will invite favorable attention if you stand with one foot
slightly in advance of the other, and the weight of the body on the
forward foot.
5) Speak so distinctly that everyone in the room must hear you;
otherwise, not everyone will get your thought.
6) Avoid raising your hand when you wish to ask or to answer a question.
Instead, rise quietly, face your teacher, and wait for her to recognize
you as though you were at a club meeting.
7) Never "tell" when another is trying to recite. Such "telling"
destroys the other person's chance to think, and helps to make a sneak
of you.