Sue,
Right. Few graduates will sustain their employment with behavioral, punctuality, or attitude issues.
Barry Westling
The goal of educating students is to give them the knowledge needed for them to pursue their desired career choice. Not only the hands on skills needed to perform the job but the soft skills to be able to keep it.
I believe the goal of educating students is to give them the skills they need to be successful in their chosen career field.
To provide them with the technical and soft skills needed to find employment in the field they have chosen to study.
MacDameon,
Yes. And of course, for many students, that's just the beginning, with the hope that our student/graduates will continue to learn, grow, and excel in their profession.
Barry Westling
The goal for educating students is to equip them with the necesary know how to approach the real work setting with many different skill sets.
To create critical thinking skills that will help students create a solid place in the workforce
Brandi,
Absolutely! Soft skills (or absence of) are the thing that will create more difficulties for employees in the work setting. Training can correct technical weaknesses, but the soft skills have to come from within, and the individual has to want to make those adjustments.
Barry Westling
The goal of educating students is to not only teach them the skills needed to succeed in their respective field but to also teach them the soft skills needed to retain their positions once hired. It's been my experience that it is often easier to teach students the technical skills needed for a specific job than it is the soft skills needed to keep the job. Many students come from a background where no one took the time to teach them the soft skills needed to succeed. Therefore, it's like trying to break several bad habits all at once. For example, a student may not understand what the big deal is about being tardy everyday if they come from an environment where it's acceptable to show up "whenever you can get there". Changing that mentality can be harder than teaching them to take a patient's pulse rate. Incorporating the soft skill lessons in with the daily lessons will insure the student has the best chance to succeed in their field.
Luis,
So true. Without the accompanying soft skills, students will not be as prepared for the work setting that most employers are seeking.
Barry Westling
Our goals are not just to teach them a trade, but also teach them soft skills. So they can go into their specific field with proper training and how to interact with supervisors and co workers.
The goal of educating students should be an instructors primary responsibility. Students are in the classroom to learn and it is the instructors responsibility to make sure that is done to the best of his or her ability. The learning process should include a combination of lecture and hands on training to maximize the learning process.
To prepare them for the workforce with the knowledge and education that they will need to move forward.
Juan,
Very true, and that skill really involves many attributes, and many of those have little to do with the students technical training (interpersonal communications, professionalism, cooperation, etc).
Barry Westling
The goal of educating students is to give them a demonstrable skill that will translate into a career path.
John,
Yes, application is so important. More than mere facts, application prepares the student for their duty in the work setting.
Barry Westling
Andrea,
Yes, these are indeed among the hoped for outcomes.
Barry Westling
The main goal when educating students is to teach each students the importance of learning new material and applying it to the field they will be entering.
The goal of educating students includes preparing them for the workforce and providing them soft skills such as communication techniques and critical thinking skills.
Salvatore,
You're right, our career instruction just get's them initially on their way, but a thorough education prepares them for both now and in the future. Creating a desire for lifelong learning is truly a wonderful gift we can give our students.
Barry Westling
