Image is everything
Showing the students that the instructor is unprofessional and not prepared is not a good way to start any class.
This is great and feel the same. Let your students know that you are a SME and that they will come out of the class feeling like your are foremost expert. This will create an image of that your teaching a class of value and substance and the student will be eager to come to class and learn.
Hi Christina,
I agree! We should lead by example, therefore we need to be the professional that we want our students to become.
Patricia Scales
Image and appearance are everything in dentistry. When I first started working in dentistry we had to wear white pants, white shoes and a uniform top. Our uniforms had to be pressed, our shoes polished, our hair had to be pulled back and we were not allowed to show fingernails over the tops of the fingers. So many people I see at the store after work in their scrubs look like they got them from the dirty clothes hamper, their shoes look like they have been gardening in them, and they have nails 3 inches long with decorations all over them. I always think to myself, did their boss really let them work looking like that today! Dress for success needs to be highly stressed to our students. It will really set them apart from these types of folks! Christina
I like these points. It reminds me of John Wooden, he placed high importance on image and appearance, for the purpose of being taken seriously. He was such a great leader, and I think a lot of his leadership philosophies apply to the classroom.
It is necessary to look the part of a professional and acting like one. We teach mostly hands on training,so we have to act like and sound like a professional.
I totally agree. On the first day of class, I show a well made powerpoint. On it, I list out various jobs/positions I have (similar to a resume) to upfront demonstrate WHY they should listent to what I have to say....and that I am indeed an SME (Subject Matter Expert) for the class. As a new teacher, this gave me the confidence to get started without feeling like a "poser"....and as I tell my speech students, "Fake it until you make it", and I did.
