Stephen Matea

Discussion Comment

In class on a regular basis I ask the students, WHAT ARE YOU HERE FOR, I see what the response is and tell them your here for a reason and not to give up on their dreams.

Stephen Matea

Discussion Comment

Anyone can handle any problem with the students

It takes the organization as a whole to handle all the problems that arise. We as instructors can only handle certain things that come up, the rest of the time we can only interact by guiding the student to the appropriate department.

Stephen Matea

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Academic Stagnation Stress

Is it all worth it? I tell my students yes it is if you put fourth the time and effort. Every school teachs different subjects, I tell them if you dedicate the time the outcome will be a rewarding one.

Stephen Matea

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Retention

The entire staff as a whole is a big part of retention, we as instructors see our students for the most time as they are going to school so as an instuctor we need to make the class an enjoyable learning enviornment so we keep the students excited about learning, if this does not happen we get the academic boredom that was discussed in module 1.

Stephen Matea

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Meeting the class for the first time

The first day of class is intimidating for both the student as well as the instuctor, if you give them a cler view of what you expect of them things will lighten up.

Stephen Matea

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Meeting the class for the first time

I agree that meeting the class the first day is sometimes a scarry thought, after about 15 minutes I start to get comfortable and things start to flow. A course syllabus works very well also, no suprises.

Stephen Matea

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Planning and Preparation

I like to be prepared before going into class everyday, I feel lost if I have to rush and I am not prepared before class starts, the students know this and sometimes take advantage of this, it also makes the class flow smoother when you are prepared.

Stephen Matea

Discussion Comment

Planning and Preparation

I like to be prepared before going into class every day, I feel lost if I have to rush and am not prepared before the class starts and the students know this and sometimes take advantage of this. It also make the class flow smoother when you are prepared.