Penalites For The Real World
In the profession I teach the penalties for not doing things usually means getting fired. So it is a tough thing to give points off so to speak. Sometimes, I feel with things it should be all or nothing or they are going to end up losing their jobs.
Hi Claire,
I try to relate as many things to the job as I possibly can. Students get it when you relate things to the workplace.
Patricia Scales
I agree with the losing the job analogy. I think a lot of students really think about their behavior when it is put in that context for them.
I let my culinary students know that if they mess up in the kitchen, and mess up several times doing the same thing over and over, more than likely they are going to lose their job. Most really dont understand that there has to be a sense of urgency when working in the real world, especially in culinary and hospitality. No one likes to wait in our world, we want to eat right away, we want our hotel room right away, we want everything right then right there.
I agree with having penalties. It is the best way to prepare students for what they will face in the real world.
Tania Figueredo
Clinical Instructor
Hi Oscar,
Rules are made to be adhered to and not broken; we must get our students to realize that the rules appply to them as well.
Patricia Scales
This is a great way of getting the students prepared for the real world. many of them have been catered to by their parents and have no sense of responsibility when it comes to rules. This can serve as a wake-up call to them.....your on your own and there are rules that the rest of us adhere to.
Hi Johnnie,
Students need to understand that in the real world this type of behavior will not be tolerated. Not doing what you are suppose to do will result into termination in the real world.
Patricia Scales
