I understand the importance of being early. And I also understand the importance of a student showing up early. One thing that I try instill in them from the very first day is "if you're not early, you're late." I then follow that statement with the explanation that this isn't something to intimidate or frighten them, but merely to stress the importance of acting at school the way you would on a job site. Being scheduled at 4:30 doesn't mean that you walk in at 4:30; it means that you are ready to go and start the shift, class, etc.… >>>

When working with students that are in a career college setting I have found that a majority of them do not apply the same focus to general education matter (history, math, etc.) as they do to the subjects that they see will directly impact their career. In order to combat this issue, I have altered my teaching method, and to some extent, the subject matter in order to illustrate to the students that general education is nothing if not paramount in their career. The math skills that they will need will reflect their bottom line. The fact that without an… >>>