I can usually find out a lot about my students through our coversations, they obviously as discussed in the lesson are the experts in their own lives. So by letting them share with me I can provide solutions and back them up by sharing my experiences and my past student experiences.
By giving them success stories from are College, explaining to them that it takes commitment to be successful in life.
Helping your students to see that others have been where they are and succeeded through student success stories can be a powerful tool indeed, Ingrid. And sharing your own experiences can also be an effective way to share your expertise, as long as your student relates to your experience. I'm curious, what do you do, specifically, to let your students know that you believe they are the experts when it comes to their lives?
By sharing with them my own life experiences as well as other success stories. There are no impossibles if you try
