Retention of students is a focus i have.  it has been a challenging with the diversity of age, culture and educational background the courses I have been teaching have.  I have worked hard to engage my expertise, passion and enthusiasm into my lesson plans but still have found challenges to retaining some students.  I appreciated the ideas of discovering the why the student is in the class and then utilizing the strategies to keep them engaged.  Praise and positive feedback is so important and I believe I can do even more of this.  I also need to ask more about… >>>