Faye Tackett

We do have 10 set rules that are posted in class-other rules are negotiable for the instructor to determine, such as accepting late homwork or make-up assignments. What I would like to see more focus on is EVERY class should be teaching Soft Skills. Adults should be professional in class because that is what they need to survive in the work force. One of the most common complaints we get from employers regarding our internships is that students lack soft skills. They expect a break every 50 minutes and they see no problem in making it a long break. SOFT… >>>

I had one student who would always be trying to read paperbacks in class. His excuse was Aspergers syndrom and this was how he learned. I explained that in the field he chose, he would be attending meetings where his focus needed to be on the meeting and not on a paperback text. Especially since some of his meetings might also include clients or family members. Reading a paperback could be viewed as being very non-committed to the client or uninvolved with the care of the client, just to name one problem it could cause. We decided together that he… >>>