10 x 10 Rule

Action research is something that I control. I get to decide what I want to attempt to improve and continue from there. One of the things that I want to work on in my class in the amount of time every student spends within the class. We all have those students who have to leave the room to go to there locker, restroom or nurse every single day. Half of the time they want to leave when I am introducing the lesson to the class. Well, I just do not believe they are putting in the effort they need to and are finding ways of getting out of work. I want to implement a rule that I will call the 10 x 10 rule. This rule will simply state that no student can leave the class the first 10 minutes of class or the last 10 minutes of class for any reason. I believe this will greatly decrease the number of students leaving class and thus they will receive more instruction time on a daily basis. I teach 7th grade students and there is no reason that they cannot take care of their business in between classes. I just think more time in class will equal an improvement in grades and also cut down on the amount of hallway discipline referrals.