Abeer El-Gharbawy

Instructors with experience in the field they teach, make better instructors than those who do not have any work experience prior to teaching. Instructors with outside work experience allow students to learn more skills, and reinforce their abilities to achieve their goals. The instructor is able to become a role figure that has succeeded in finding a job using what he or she learned from similar classes. Students are practical, and goal oriented. When an instructor shares his or her work experiences with his or her class, this is a good motivation strategy.

One great way to make students enjoy your class and gain their trust and build a rapport is to actually make students believe that you really care for their profession. Interest in their profession makes students eager to behave in class, eager to demonstrate worthiness. An instructor must make his or her students believe they will gain skills from class, enough to go out to the real world and make a difference!

When an instructor is enthusiastic, it shows. Students become interested in learning why an instructor likes what he or she teaches. Providing real life examples to what an instructor teaches, is part of that enthusiasm.

There are many nontraditional students who attend class the first day with frustrations, fears, and little skill, but go on to learn, by time that they can achieve their goals, add to their life experiences and even build strong friendships with their peers. This stems form a supportive instructor, a healthy class environment, adhering to clear rules, being fair, acceptance by classmates, encouragement, and motivation.