James Jackson

Joe, for some students the fear is bread out of learning disorders or a lack of understanding how best to prepare or even take a test. In the career college sector, many students are career changers and have been out of formal education for several years. They may have forgotten the skills needed to be good test takers. The myth is students that do not perform well on tests did not study the materials properly and the reality needs to incorporate that some students may have learning disorders and no matter how hard they work they will have difficulty getting… >>>

david, in what ways do you discuss intrinsic and extrinsic motivators with your students? The motivation of money can be overpowering at times and cause some students to select a career field for the wrong reasons. Investment Banking is a career that can offer its participants a lot of money but the work schedule of 80 to 100 hour work weeks can burn out the vast majority of individuals if they are not totally committed. Understanding the importance of finding intrinsic motivators within a career field can be important to the long term success of many students. Thanks for anything… >>>

Lani, do you feel lecturing is the only way to get information out to your students? If 80% of your students understand the materials while 20% struggle do you feel the 20% are not working hard enough? Lecture may not always be the best approach and I highly recommend you do some of your own research on teaching and learning to investigate other methods of delivering a lesson plan. Obviously if 100% of your students are responding well to your lectures then there is nothing that will need to be changed but if you consistently notice a few students struggling… >>>

Patrick, another way of looking at assessments is also a measure of your effectiveness as an instructor and the quality of the lesson plans. If 19 out of 20 students are doing well quarter after quarter in your classes then your methodology and quality of the lesson plan may not need much change. However if you notice that every quarter there are several students that are falling behind or not achieving the goals of the lesson plan then something else may need to be considered. Too often novice instructors look at the averages and say over 80% of their students… >>>