Gain their trust and get them to trust the process!
Gain their trust with your introduction and description of your experience level. Explain how this training will lead them to a similar rewarding career. Ask them to concentrate and trust the process that will get them there in a timely fashion. When you use specific time frames it becomes clear to the students that there is a process and by staying within it they can achieve their goals.
Hi Stephen,
This is a great way to start off a new course. You are setting them up for success from the very beginning. After just two days of class they have something they can show their families. I am sure they get really motivated after they have taken the baguettes and rolls home and everyone has had a sample.
Gary
Well put, I find this to be especially important in my class. I teach Baking in a culinary program. Most students either have little interest in baking or are intimidated by the thought of it. I assure them that I can only expect that they try their best and trust that I can get them through the class successfully. I told them today at the end of class for example (the 1st day of class) that although it seems far fetched today having barely gotten their hands on dough, that by the end of tomorrow's class they will have made baguettes and wheat rolls to take home to their family. They all became excited at the prospect of finally having something to bring home to show their family all of the hard work they have done and a sense of ease and excitement replaced the uncertainty about the class they were feeling just minutes before.
Great point. If students believe that the instructor is a competent professional that will treat them fairly, they are much more likely to ask questions, and to seek help when needed. Trust is key.
Trust is the basic foundation of therpeutic communication being an instructor of nursing. Student must learn to gain trust from each patient.
