I jokingly told my last class I hoped they learned the information and got great paying jobs as a result because they would be paying my social security and medicare.
I guess that means altruism doesn't necessarily have to be a selfless endeavor. Afterall how many of us have said we get a great feeling when a student as that 'ahah' moment.
Barry I want to impart my experiences in the workplace to my students. However, many are not quite ready for those lessons. I present the information and hope they absorb some of it.
Ultimately, I hope my students will take away some of the course material but will also have the ability to learn and act on their newly gained knowledge.
The ability to think and rationally decide on the appropriate course of action may be more important than anything else I teach.
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Ronald I agree. It is our responsibility to pass on our experiences. I teach an intro to computers course and I try to integrate lessons learned into the classwork. Some of the lessons can be simple such as never send an email when you are angry with someone or always be polite, precise and prompt.
Some of the other lessons are more involved. I try to explain how additional training or volunteering to help in another job may help get you a better paying job. Sacrificing in the short term may pay off in the long term.
Intertwining these ideas with basic computer skills is necessary. We are not training robots but thinking and feeling humans. Computer skills may help you get a job but your people skills will help you keep it.
Hi Christine:
You have expressed some very nice inspired goals for your students. They should be proud of your aspirations for their success.
My idea of the main goal is giving what I have and through the instructional process, transfer as much as possible. What they take from me contributes a small degree to their whole career training, and hopefully will grow to make a bigger difference once they graduate and begin work.
Regards, Barry
My goal is to make them the best cosmetologists they can be. I want them to be better than me. I want them to be able to go out and get that job and make the money they need to provide for their families. I want them to have the soft and hard skills. They need both. They need to know how to handle customer service from the time the client calls on the phone until they set up the client's next appointment. That is my goal. My goal also is to follow the mission of the school that I teach at. I am changing futures of our students as well as their lives. I feel that my job is to hand over the keys to the salon to the next generation of cosmetologists and cosmetologist teachers.
Hi Tiffany:
For me, one goal is to be able to transfer what I have to the students. What I have is a combination of work experiences, mistakes and many work situations, skilss, training, eduaction, credentialing, and lot's of life experiences to contribute to the lessons. Most of this is something my students don't have.
So, if I can give as much as I have, the students can start off in their careers with a successful foundation. Hopefully, they will take what I've given and take that farther. That's how progress occurs too.
Regards, Barry
Hi Gladine:
Many employers agree that it's not the technical skills that get people fired, but the soft skills, or just the ability or willingness to follow basic rules of the job, common courtesy, good manners, professionalism, appearence, attendance, grooming, etc.
Giving the essence of years in the field or trying to transfer what I've learned to the next generation is my basic goal. Applying to the work setting so a successful work career can occur compliments that instruction.
Regards, Barry
Hi Carol:
I hope that retirement day is a long ways off!
But it's true, for me, the goal is to give all I can given the time and resources I have access to. I have experiences, made mistakes, taken classes, training, earned degrees, and worked in the profession. Also, I've been very active with our state and national professions, published, and wriiten questions for our credentialing organization. Being able to share as much of this accumulation of knowledge is my goal.
I know I can't convey a lifetime of work situations into a few classes, but I can inspire, teach how to learn continuously after graduation, and provide a model of successfulness that will guide them into higher levels of work performance as technology and information continue to evolve.
If I can do that, I'll have met at least one goal.
Regards, Barry
Hi Eon:
When students achieve these, they are definitely better off.
For me, the ability to give what I have learned, mistakes made, situations likely to be encountered, along with the traditional theory and skills training that accompany all courses, I have met my goal.
With that foundation, students should be prepared to be successful in their chosen work profession. Hopefully, they'll take that information and edxperience, and do more with it. That's called progress, and we need good students who afre thinkers who can use their creativity to produce the next great thing!
Regards, Barry
I think the goal of educating students is to help them realize what are their potential skills and abilities. Also guiding them through the process or processes on how to apply these skills and abilities too life situations.
Hi Angelina:
Caring and kindness (compassion and empathy) are important traits in the medical profession, and students can be taught the importance of, and some methods of awareness. I personally think when students possess these traits naturally, they'll make better medical professionals.
These skills are great and if can be incorporated into the curriculum, all the better. For me, the goal is transfering to students our knowledge based on past educatin, training, work experience, and skillful expertise in order for the student to be successful in the work setting.
Regards, Barry
The goal is to catch every asspect of each students learning style so that way they collect all the information thats given.
The goal of educating students is to assist them in expanding the way they look and react to situations. Teaching includes the technical skills but educating includes the "Soft skills" that are critical in today's work force. We often say "75% of what we teach does not come from a book" I believe this is true. I have many examples of students that have a 4.0, perfect attendance and technical skills that are exemplary. And yet, they can not find or keep a job for more than 3 months. They are told they do not "Fit the office culture" In other words, they do not get along in a team environment. Most students do not understand the concept. Sometimes they are stuck in a "production" state of mind. It is up to the educator to try and instill the "soft skills".
The goal of educating has several meanings but I see my goal as providing the student knowledge so that some day they may be able to take and do my job when I retire. They need a good mentor, role model and then to be given the skills needed for the position. Experience the different skills and become an expert in the field. We continue to guide and learn from our mistakes and more education. Learning is continual. I have always remembered what my parents have said, "you should learn at least one thing everyday of your life to keep your brain functioning and learning."
Hi Carl:
When students can learn the information required for work, and do it well with progress over time, then I think the teacher has succeeded in assisting this student in educating them.
Regards, Barry
I teach basic x-ray students.I try to instill in my students not only skills and knowledge but also compassion and empathy for their future patients.
Hi Earle:
My goal is giving all I can to my students to enable them to do more than I am able in my career lifespan. They have to "carry the torch". So I use all my expoerience, (mistakes), education, training, and passion to convey my material in the most interesting and exciting manner that creates a desire for continued learning.
Regards, Barry
Hi Kathleen:
Yeah, it's that preparation that's importatnt. For me, that means giving all I can based on my education, training, experience, and yes, mistakes I've made. Students should be able to take what I give them and take farther down the road.
Regards, Barry
Hi David:
To many, achieving goals help define who they are and provide satisfaction. Giving all we can to our students in order to prepare them for future achievements far more than we can attain in the profession is one such definition.
Regards, Barry
Hi Seth:
I believe transfering, imparting, conveying, all these adjectives define our purpose in assisting students gain the foundation to begin their careers from teachers who've learned from trial and error, experience, education and training, and a willingness to want to share that information.
These teachers wil inspire and motivate. The students will feel they care and will be encouraged. That's one (of a thousand) pictures of the goal we've taken on!
Regards, Barry
