This will be the only time during the semester that you will meet face to face with your instructor and fellow classmates...
"I believe that creating community in the classroom and fostering a safe environment in which students are empowered to make choices, provides the rich ground from which confident, self-directed, successful students thrive and grow"
Class meetings can help students gain a clearer understanding and perception of their behavior and the consequences of it rules should be followed, including distinguishing between what may and may not be discussed, and what discussion methods are inappropriate.