I have found that the easiest way to help a student get motivated is to constantly remind them about how their education and what they do in class will translate into a better career and more opportunities in the real world and provide them with examples from my personal experience and others success stories

I always tell students to write on a sheet of paper their life goals at the moment. Starting from for the class... to the degree... to just having graduated... to being steady... and all the way to the point at which they feel they have completed everything they ever wanted to achieve...

I show students that I am paying attention by giving extra credit to students who have been excellent in front of the class and this has encouraged other students to work harder. On the flip side... there have been times when a student has approached me and said it was unfair because they were going to personal issues. But I managed to build a relationship with those students who opened up.

I have learned that 4 hours of lecture time does not amount to 25 minutes of hands on work in the pro audio field. Students grasp better when they work hands on and I am sure some of you would agree with me regarding other trades as well.

I definitely have found that depending on how the first few minutes of class turn out, the students make their mind up on whether or not this is going to be an enjoyable semester. I definitely try my best to get a few laughs and break the ice a little on the first class.

Sometimes the speed of the students affects the way I follow the syllabus because I might slow down if necessary. I think this course outlays the importance of sticking to the syllabus

I have found that your experience grows as you teach more classes and deal with a diverse variety of students. The problem then occurs when you have that one student in the class who needs that extra attention or has a different way of working and learning about your students individually and collectively as a whole would help take care of how you teach. I definitely think that the instructional style section was helpful!