Views on Formality Levels & Classroom Policies

This week, we offer a couple of interesting point/counter-point articles for your perusal: they concern policies and level of formality in the classroom.  (Thanks to Math Associate Dean Erica Hastert for offering the second pair!)

“Too Much Informality” by Katrina Gulliver (3/6/14)
From Inside Higher Ed:
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2014/03/06/essay-problems-created-students-who-are-too-informal-professors

“Professionalism and Formality” by Will Miller (3/10/14)
From Inside Higher Ed:
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2014/03/10/essay-professionalism-and-formality-teaching

“Don’t Be Hard to Get Along With” by Anthony Aycock (9/24/13)
From The Chronicle:
http://chronicle.com/article/Dont-Be-Hard-to-Get-Along/141841

“Be Hard to Get Along With” by Scott Hippensteel (10/23/13)
From The Chronicle:
http://chronicle.com/article/Be-Hard-to-Get-Along-With/142531