how to be best example to ous students
the instructor has to be the a model for other students to be in time and to respect other and to show positive smile
I agree-
I have to have perfect uniform/ attendance/ attention span, etc.
When I demo something for the students to do- It is amazing how they try (and usually exceed) to imitate exactly what I do. Even if it's wrong/ backwards.
This goes down all the way to where I put my tools- Students will imitate what you do exactly.
So that make me make sure I am on top of my game always- even it it means me stepping away/ taking a break to double check that what the students are looking at (me/ classroom/ kitchen/ product, etc) is what I want to see from them.
James,
I had similar issues when I was a high school teacher. I would get students in my sixth period class who were blatantly violating the school dress code. I would address it as I was supposed to, yet I would here complaints like "I've worn this all day. No one else said anything."
That being said, we need to set high expectations and help students to reach them gradually It does not hurt to give second chances or to remind sttudents of policies from time to time. The trick is to explain how the "rule" in question benefits the student body.
I am costantly holding myself to the standards that our employee handbook defines. What I constantly run in to is the students who say that "no one ever told us that". I remind them that on day 1 of school they were given a copy of the Student Success Guide, and at that time they had to signed a form and turned it in saying that they would live up to the rules in the Guide. If someone else has not been enforcing the rules, I am sorry but I will be enforcing the rules.
It's true. The instructor sets the tone for the course and for each class period. It's an awesome responsibility!
Thanks, Randolph!
Our Faculty Code of Conduct, written with contributions from many of our instructors, includes a commitment to " ... model the behavors we expect from our students."
If all of us did that, we would be demonstrating that we are caring professionals.
A smile is great but it is much more it is how we act,the way we dressand the way we talk all of these era what shows we care and are professionals at what we do
Lori,
This is one of the best posts I have read in a while. I became a teacher in 1982 and far too often saw a "Do as I say not as I do" mentality. It upsets me when teachers are habitually late for class, disorganized or unprepared.
It sound like you are really the type of educator that makes career colleges special.
We are the best example for the students. If I am not on time why should they be on time? If I am not in “proper” uniform why should they be? If I am holding my students to a class conduct standard and I am not abiding by that standard why should they? If I am not ready for lecture and seem unorganized why should they be ready & organized?
To many instructors forget that if they do not live up to the basic standards then all credibility at being a Model, Mentor & Monitor are shot!
Some of these students have never showed or told them what os expected of them.
I try to be happy and upbeat all the time. If a student gives me a negative response to a greating I try to find something good about their day to mention to remind them it is not as bad as it may seem.
As an Instructor - my responsibility is great - I have to set the example for my students to follow.
