As a secondary school English teacher, I have some important principles about managing a high school classroom as smoothly as possible. My core belief lies in the importance of embracing the diversity of my classroom. Another essential notion of mine is the size of deadlines. One final thought I want to discuss in this article is the importance of respect between everyone in a classroom. I understand that the above principles will be useless if I don't devise ways in which to make them a reality in my classroom. Diversity, as defined by both our class and the dictionary, is different from each other, or dissimilar. By embracing the differences between myself and all of my students, a more productive learning community will be created. I hope to convince my students that mutual acceptance and tolerance is not only the correct way to behave, but also creates many more learning opportunities. What my students haven't learned at home, or in other classes, I hope they can learn from each other. I will reassure them that, often, life's most valuable lessons cannot be taught in a lesson plan or textbook. They must use the classroom and the diversity it offers as another imperative learning resource. As a teacher, setting deadlines is just as important as my future students meeting them. For this reason I will lead by example and follow my original program...