I didagree with Robert Havighurst's developmental task theory. I bebleive an individuals development depends soley on their life experiences. These experiences are what clearly will define an individual. Not based on what age they are and the terms of development.

Diverse Learning Groups brings different life experiences that make learning more interactive and fun

Doing a recap on the days previous lesson is a good way to get the students in a learning mode, to begin the days lesson. Also for the sake of repetition

Positive attitude is key to the success of a work enviroment

When writing tests, you should give the test to another colleague to have them review it, to see if it realative to the material and makes sense to another person, and realtive to the objectives it is suppose to meet.

Pretesting has proved be an effective tool to see where the students are. It also gives me a chance to see you needs more attention.

Keep slides up to date, funny, interesting. The youth we teach now need more stimulation than in the past, by keeping the slides "catchy" we can keep their attention.

A field trip to a farm in culinary school is important. It allows the students to see first hand where the food comes from. Growing a graeter respect for the food itself

To truely inspire, the up most dedication and passion must be there. Inspiring takes more than knowledge on a topic, but the passion to motivate others to be equally passionate as well

Keep all examples relevant to the course. Do not stray off unless the point of the story is relevant to what is being taught