During the first day of class, the instructor must carefully discuss the policies which students must follow. I firmly believe on the importance of this. Guidelines on student actions and behaviors are established . One of this is showing respect by paying attention and actively listening to the teacher or any student. The teacher must maintain order and be in control of the class as part of his role as a manager and leader (some undesirable situations - teachers allowing students to talk at the same time , sleeping inside the classroom ,unprofessional conduct ,inappropriate behavior ,disrespect , foul language… >>>

We will either select or be assigned a textbook for our course. Either way we must be familiar with the contents and delivery of the text in order for it to be an effective teaching tool.Unfortunately,for someone like me who teaches Anatomy and Physiology for Pre-nursing students , situations arise when books assigned to me are too complicated and difficult for my students to understand. When I start teaching the class I really have no option but to use the assigned textbook .The ideal situation therefore would be for the instructor to be the one to select the appropriate textbook… >>>

As Instructors we play various roles such as a model ,a manager ,and a motivator.We are all aware of the importance of these 3 roles.Do these roles have equal importance ? Or is one more important than the other.For example , you could be very good as a manager , or as a model but if we fail to motivate our students then it would be difficult for learning to take place. I have been teaching Human Anatomy & Physiology for the past 6 years and I try my very best to motivate my students to study especially the ones… >>>