I feel stress is something a person uses as a crutch. Sure most people feel stressful at times but who is really putting on the stress. You just do the best you can and let the chips fall. Maybe you don't belong in the position your in, you made the choice so either live with it or change what ever is bothering you. You may have to forget about getting that new car, pool, bigger house you think you need, but you have the option.

I thought computers were suppose to make our lives easier because we could do more faster and more effient! How did that work out? We just do more with our time. As a type A person I find I'm always tweaking every aspect of my life. I just can't leave well enough alone. I know they say if it's not broken leave it alone but I just can't. Gotta open the envelope to see whats inside.

Having meetings are usually a waste of time. They are only advantages to a few yet all are suppose to attend when their time would be put to better use.

I teach a class that meets four days a week for 4 hours. Because it is such a big portion of the week, students are bound to miss a few days. I want students to be able to turn in late work, but on the other hand, I do feel that it rewards laziness. I struggle with how to handle this. Right now, I allow late work (minus 10% each day it’s late). Does anyone else do differently?

I think we can all agree this might be something we have said at 1 time or another.Learning how to handle the daily challenges we all face, can help us cope with life itself."I can only do so much, worry about so much or don't want to deal with it now", are sayings we us just to put things off. Is this really what we want to do? I guess the saying "procrastinate now" come to mind. Think about it, deal with what we can see, touch, manage and change in small steps. Changing the world one life at a time is so much easier than trying to solve all of humanities problems in 1 fell stroke!

How do you deal with the student who has an excuse for everything? From being late to class, missing class, turning in assignments late--I have a student who finds a dramatic excuse for any and everything. I can't prove her excuses are lies, but how can I effectively deal with it?

Emphasize acquisition of knowledge and skill over mere course credit achievement.

I have a little group that keeps a side conversation going and its normally not about the material. I am trying to treat all as adults. What can I do?

Sometimes we lose our balanced focus of the student as a whole. They must have some prior knowledge to which to add this new content information. Should we get to know the student first, and their interests, before expecting them to engage the content?

it is assumed that all of us deal with stress in one form or another. I suppose this is somewhat true. never the less. I always believe that stressing out or not stressing out is a choice we make relative to the circumstance at the time. sometimes doing nothing other than rethinking the situation is adaquate to relieve the so called stress. one persons stress is anothers joy. the key is to not allow anyone or anything steal your joy. not even yourself. think and stay positive and dedicated, know that you are doing the best you can be and accept the stress relief associated with this way of thinking.

stress can be caused by perception, look at the positive and not the negative. do your job at the time, stay focused and dedicated, stay on track. disregard circumstance that make your mind wander. deal with situations as they develop on a one to one basis whether they be travel to and from work, office and manangement conflicts or students who need assistance. then put them behind you whether it be faculty or students always stay calm and think things through. dont make snap judgements. time management can be very helpful.

I currently have two students in my class that have two small children at home. I teach evenings and until they get to me they are so tired that I don't know how to motivate them. One is doing well the other keeps missing class, no sitter. How much can I do?

I suspect that stress is not only controllable as it develops if/when we are able to recognize the symptoms, and we can. I feel that stress is reversable when we take charge. one can stop stressing by using relaxation, meditation. and looking at the positive as opposed to the negative in any and all situations and scenarios. such as running a tight ship,(meaning) establish classroom rules and priorities and by allowing the students comply to our protocol because they want to. the class will run more smoothly and stress will disapear.

Some "challenging" students will like to challenge their instructor. Whether the student is testing the instructors knowledge or their classroom behavior is simply to much to deal with. How can this situation be handled if that (one) student takes it upon themselves to involve other students in their negative classroom behavior? So instead of having one challenging student, you now have five?

I think that class preparation begins with reading in detail to your students the course syllabus. That way students will have a clear explantion as to what will be expected from them. In this case is it better to be hands on (demonstrate) or simply reading the material would be suffice?

So with 1 of my classes I have a student that needs a lot of attention and a student that tends to be inattentive. Should I call on the help of the inattentive to help the student with the most needs, or how should I best approach that situation?

I am a new instructor and have had to start teaching for this term right after the midterm. Now the final exam is approaching and I see some concerning trends from when I started teaching and performance of students prior to me teaching. In this case what is the most objective way to assess a student's final evaluation in this situation? strictly work from documented grades?

I've taught dozens of courses to thousands of students at three different law schools. I still make mistakes in every single class. There was a good piece of advice in this module: use humor. I try to show my students that mistakes aren't the end of the world, and if you can laugh at yourself for a silly mistake, it allows you to move forward and make progress.

Because I foster an interactive learning environment, sometimes the class will break down with many people talking at once. There is a fine line between active, enthusiastic exchange of opinions and chaos. When I observe that communication has broken down into chaos, I call for complete silence and try to direct the discussion in a more orderly fashion.

I have an idea for an ice breaker to start the teamwork process. On the 1st day, I would pass out a handout with 5 questions. They have to find a person to work with on these 5 questions. The questions would be about getting to know the other person. Once they have asked each other the questions like their name, where they were born, etc, etc. Then their partner has to tell the class what they learned about their partmer. What do you think of this ice breaker idea?