No Food Or Drinks.

I actually like letting my students have food and drinks in class. I usually approve of drink bottles on the desk to sustain hydration and general health.

But I don’t let students have food and drinks around technology – ever.

One spill and that’s the end of a $700 piece of equipment. Eeek! Your boss will be mad as hell at you for letting the students get food and drink anywhere near this valuable tech.

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