I once had a student that possessed a very strong attitude. I once felt that it would be better if this student did not even come to class. Towards the end of her tenure in my class I realized that she just wanted someone to care about her, someone to just say they were proud of her accomplishments. Once I did that (She did earn them by the way), her attitude and presence in class improved tremendously! As a matter of fact 10 minutes ago I just got the text message that she was hired as a phlebotomist. I'm very proud and feel like I have made a difference in this student's life. Awesome feeling!

When I receive a new group of students I always set my expectations from the beginning. I take students into the operating rooms at different hospitals. I emphasize professional behavior at all times. I find that students who know what the expectations are for their own behavior in the O.R. environment helps to establish boundaries in the hopes they will not approach them. It is better to start out strong and ease up when they understand these expectations. If you start out easy and then try to get stronger after something happens it is already too late. Rick

Every one will feel stress in one point their life. The stress could be work related or from our personal life. It is always good to know the source of our stress then we can mange to deal with it better.

Being organize and having a clean working area making my job less stressful, and I am going to have more time for myself.

I like to start my first class with details of what I expect of them. This makes it clear in their minds how to respond to my directions during the course. I also give them an exercise where they work together to find solution to a simple problem but in a group. This enables them to know their classmates better. They then have to present their group findings and work for the presentation as a group as well.

I totaly agrees that students don't always see their instructor as someone from the real work settin (a false perception). A guest speaker can fill that void by answering student questions and sometimes reinstilling the enthusiasm the student had when they first enrolled.

We should apply our oragnization skills as well in the classroom but to our daily life at home.

Evaluating task is important to plan what needs to be done first.

I think every one should read this and work on this assessment to be an effective and respected teacher in class.

I found the course and information to be a great reminder and also provide additional ways to address class room management.

this is a big issue for the college and the faculty faces the challenges.

Nice topic with different approach.

The Cases discussed in class are very helpful.

when breaking up large groups of 16 students in groups of 4. i find you have to becarfull that 3 are not standing back and not getting involved. do not let one person who excells in class do all the work for the other 3. it will cause the other 3 to fall behind on there studys

i had a chanlanging class recently were i had a student who always asked a lot of questions during lector time. it got to the point i had some other students leave class do to the distaction and were not able to learn. i found that limeting questions till break time works. that way he or she can ask all there questions and others do not feel the need to listen when it only confuses them.

one thing that is hard to get used to is how to deal with student isues out side of class. i find it is nessacary to be a good listener and not try to fix there problems but show you care

i set a good envirement for sucess by encourageing students on how vast the hvac industry is and many areas to cross into for employment

Was anyone else confused like me? I got the correct answer, but I think that the question was poorly written I had to read it a couple of times to get it. The confusing part reads: "A stressor should not be eliminated if its elimination causes people you don't know to strongly disagree."

I disagree with the "Thinking Break" for this section. It said that you should be transparent about stress in both your personal and professional life. This is not correct. I think that stress should not be transparent in your professional life. It is healthy for your friends and family to know of your stress levels so that they can help you cope with stress. But you should not be "transparent" about your stress at work. It is unprofessional for your students and boss to know that you are stressed. It is appropriate to speak with your boss about adjusting your work level to contend with your stress; but this is NOT the same as being transparent about your stress.

I'm a softee so I give in a lot. So therefore there's some things I'm not consistent with