Patricia Scales

About me

I've been a career educator for over 20 years. I currently serve as the Academic Coordinator for Brookstone College of Business and continue to be active in the classroom as a Business Instructor. My motto is "A student doesn't care how much you know, until they know how much you care." I was honored to receive the Career College Association National Teacher of the Year award in 2001. I just love teaching!

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Getting students excited about course content

Hi Victor, Students get a great sense of satisfaction knowing that various concepts learned is applicable to the real world. Patricia

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Dealing with students who shift blame to others

Hi Rhonda, How do you handle students that will put fingers at everyone else except themselves? Patricia

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Maintaining a professional image

Hi Cemal, How do you feel being friends with students is conducive to the classroom environment? Patricia

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Reducing student cheating

Hi Lori, Absolutely! These type tests are much harder to cheat on. We as educators sometimes make it too easy for students to cheat such as T/F and multiple choice tests because we want easy grading to occur, easy cheating comes with this as well. Patricia

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Reducing student cheating

Hi David, Mobility is a good thing during testing. I've had students to tell me I make them nervous while walking around and they are testing. I tell them to act as though I do not exist and focus on their test. Maybe they are really nervous because of another reason... Patricia

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Reducing instructor anxiety

Hi Lori, Knowledge, preparation, and organization will certainly reduce instructor;s anxiety. Patricia

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Showing examples of student work

Hi Jay, Students love being shown an example. It truly puts the student's nerve at ease. It also gives them confidence that they can do well on the assignment...it can get done. Patricia

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Making course requirements clear for students

Hi Christopher, Students must be held accountable. You are going above and beyond to make things clear for your students. It does break your heart as an instructor to fail students, but sometimes this serves as a wake up call. I would suggest speaking to these students to find out why aren't they being responsible for their work. Patricia

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Showing examples of student work

Hi Laura, Showing examples really do add clarity as well as give students confidence that the project is doable. Patricia

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Capturing student attention

Hi Derrick, What type of interactive learning do you utilize in the courses you teach? It is certainly a great way for involvement. Patricia

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