jon thompson

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I deal with each challenging student in a different way because no two students are exactly the same. If they are the angry student, I usually pull them off to the side to get to the root of their anger and if it is out of my ability to help them, I send them to our school counselors to get them the help they need. Alot of times they just need to vent their frustrations and they become a totally different person in class because you took the time to listen to them. If they are inattentive or talking in… >>>

jon thompson

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retention

Does anyone else make themselves available to the students after class whenever possible? There are many students that are too afraid/shy to ask questions while other students are there. This helps retention by making the student know that you care enough to take the time just to listen.

jon thompson

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One on one exchanges with students.

Most students crave 1 on 1 attention from an instructor. It can be difficult depending on the size of the class, but on occasion, you can convince a student you didn't know had problems and was thinking of dropping out to not drop out. Just talking about it with their instructor is enough to give them renewed hope and confidence that they made the right decision. It also makes them feel like they matter as opposed to being a faceless number. That all being said, is there a better way to remember names than some of the ways listed in… >>>

jon thompson

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keeping up on new technology.

I have found you need to keep up on new technology that sometimes takes a while to make it into the curriculum once it is implemented in industry. Constantly look for new things that good students that do there own research might ask you.