Even though I have taught for a number of years for an institution that focuses on retention, I learned a lot in RT 101. In fact, I learned more than I had anticipated.
The information that stood out the most to me was that on stress and its relationship to student withdrawal. I had never linked a student's withdrawal from a class with his or her fear of failure. I plan to use this information to focus more on encouraging my students and to point out to them that they can succeed and how we can work together to make that happen.
