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cheating students

there are many ways students can try and cheat. however, encourage them to study. the knowledge they recieve will last a lifetime, no one can take that away. you only cheat yourself and you end up left with nothing gained or contributed

guest speakers

having a guest speaker come in and speak to students is a great idea. it gives students a chance to visualize themselves as successful and happy. the reason i chose to go back to school after so many years was i saw how happy people were when i went to dr appts

Adjusting Time

We all have dealt with holidays and other reasons for time lost during a term. How can we adjust to still cover all the material without overwhelming the students?

Remaining Professional

What are some techniques you can use to keep yourself in a professional stand point and remain outside of friendship with the students.

Angry Students

List the steps needed to deal with angry students upon entering the class. Be sure to include what to do if disruption becomes a problem with student learning as a whole.

The Importance of the Syllabus

Explain the role of the syllabus in reflection over the different types of students (center-stage, inattentive, apple polishers, etc.)

We are only human.

Even though we are instructor we still continue to learn as we teach.

Be firm, fair, and consistant.

All ways use the same rules for all students

Intertain with education

All ways keep your students learning and active in the class at all times

Holding students responsible for their actions

This will help students in their future

Designing the Syllabus

What are some important factors to keep in mind when you want you're students to take away at least certain key points of your syllabus? Additionally, what are some ways to allow the students to take careful notice of these factors?

What is your 'secret weapon' to alleviate stress?

Would love to know how others alleviate their stress. My top three stress relievers are: 1) Exercise 2) Hot shower 3) Enjoying my morning coffee or an evening glass of wine outside on my deck.

LATE AND MISSED ASSIGNMENTS

WHAT IS CONSIDERED A COMPELLING REASON FOR A STUDENT TO HAND IN LATE ASSIGNMENTS?

To do list vs daily planner

Would you say making a large compiled to do list is more effective than having a daily planner where you can break tasks down by day and due date? My preference is a daily planner because I feel one large list might be more overwhelming. I'd like to know other's opinion on that.

Walking around the room

What a valuable tool! It is amazing how such a subtle response to a difficult student can yield such drastic results. When words sometime fail, simple proximity can work great. Walking next to their desk, flashing a smile while lecturing has been very useful for me. But, what about the student who doesn't care? The rare student who continues to talk, text, etc? In the adult learning realm what do you do with extreme behavior? Send them to the principal? This is a dilemna that I have fortunately not run into yet, but have wondered about for awhile. Any thoughts on serious behavior issues?

Students working in their field of study

How would you suggest dealing with students who are already working in their field of study and have the attitude that they know more than the instructor or that school is a waste of their time because they aren't learning anything new?

Time out

When I am feeling stressed I put myself in a 15-30 min. time out.

administrators

I wish that they would sit in or teach a class for one day to see how ineffective some of these standards are.

Essay Questions

The best Idea I have gotten thus far was a was to do essay questions. I am not a fan of essay question but this is a good idea.

Students

does anyone else agree that even when you set timelines students seem to need more and more..