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Tim, This is a good example of how the best career colleges 'pay attention" to students. Thanks for sharing this. Jeffrey Schillinger

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Attention Equals Retention

Wendy, Your role is a key factor in student success. You can build a relationship based on the person and not linked to a subject ot a student - teacher relationship. Jeffrey Schillinger

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What Makes an Effective Orientation Program?

Carolyn, Great approach. Thanks for sharing this. Jeffrey Schillinger

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Are We In More Than One Business?

Tamara, Students in career colleges do not usually want to take or see the value in general education courses. As a GE teacher, we have to be very good every day and remember to connect what we are teaching to what the students are hoping to do when they graduate. Jeffrey Schillinger

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Your Mentor

Todd, You are lucky to have had this type of inspiring teacher in your life. Manny adult learners need the "real world" connection in order have the motivation to learn. They feel too busy to learn things for learning's sake. Jeffrey Schillinger

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Attention Equals Retention

Tamara, Thank you for this post. How does your institution define "high risk?" Jeffrey Schillinger

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The First Impression

Tina, I have often been reminded that each day everyone at the school, especially the teachers, get to make a new first impression each day. Jeffrey Schillinger

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Are We In More Than One Business?

Tina, Thank you for this well-worded post. Jeffrey Schillinger

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Attention Equals Retention

Diana, What are some of the things that the other departments in your college due to support retention efforts as they "pay attention?" Jeffrey Schillinger

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Time-Wasters

Stephen, Many folks report this as one of their distrations. I suggest trying to set limits like just after lunch and just before you leave for the day. Jeffrey Schillinger