Likes+and+Dislikes

**Things You Should Know About Mrs. Geib** **Mrs. Geib's Favorite Phrases:** > **Mrs. Geib's Pet Peeves:** > **A Few of Mrs. Geib's Favorite Things:**
 * Please
 * Thank you
 * Excuse Me
 * I'm Sorry/ I apologize
 * I forgive you
 * When Mrs. Geib calls on a student and the student responds, "Who, me?"
 * Students shouting out an answer and/or comments when other students politely raise their hands and wait to be called upon
 * Students who accompany a raised hands with grunts, waving, and "OOOH! OOOH!" noises
 * Students purposely saying the wrong answer to a question attempt a comical nature
 * Rudeness, in any form
 * Negative or hurtful speaking-mean words DO harm
 * Mrs. Geib asks a question and many hands are raised. Mrs. Geib chooses a student and they say, "Can I go to the bathroom?" Please choose an appropriate time to use the facilities.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Not trying something or giving up easily-no one can do everything perfectly the first time!
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Not completing homework and making excuses instead of just getting it done
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cheating or lying; 'tis always better to state the truth since then together we can solve the problem and I can help out
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Apples, sunflowers, dark chocolate, edamame, almonds, coffee and green tea
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Students who automatically raise their hands when they know an answer, and help others who may not know the answer
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Students who do their best work in every assignment, every day
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Students who are helpful to fellow students and to the teacher
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Students who use polite language-Kindness is such a beautiful trait!!!
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Students who LOVE to //think, discover// and //explore//
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//Students who go beyond, who never settle for doing just the minimum//
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When a student sees a piece of trash on the floor and picks it up, regardless if it is his or hers
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Students who enjoy learning and ask meaningful and related questions
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When students know how to use their time wisely, finish other work while they are waiting, and don't sit around for others to tell them what to do
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Students who listen and pay attention, who do not need to have page numbers or an assignment repeated
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Students who realize that school is a beginning and not the end of an amazing life journey which will lead to incredible knowledge and opportunities
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Learning for the sake of learning and not for an external reward