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Stand Up/Sit Down Add On To Quiet Classes

Submitted by Tamela Cook, Camden, Tennessee

Idea posted 2004-04-13

I have tried the Stand Up/Sit Down exercise to quiet down my junior high classes (which are all boys this semester). I decided to try a little something extra with it. Every time I have to have the class stand and sit, I keep a tally of it. Right now, my plan is to keep up with it for the semester (six weeks), and have one question on the final exam per tally mark. I am using this in conjunction with tracking how much students waste my time, and for every second of time wasted (using a timer) another question is added to the final. It has been successful for me so far.