]]>]]>Retaining students in career colleges is a difficult task. Our students seem to have more obstacles to overcome, more challenges to face, and less support than most. When I am training a new instructor, I always tell them that often, we are our student's only support system. They may have people at home who are not supportive, who tell them that they cannot do it, and who tell them that they are wasting their time. The students want to succeed or they would not be in our classrooms. However, when the world is telling you that you can't do it, it is hard to dismiss those words. We have to be their support system. We have to believe in them when they don''t believe in themselves. Failure to connect with our students and be their support will result in them giving up on their futures and their dreams. We cannot be lazy when it comes to building those relationships. Yes, retention will suffer. But more importantly, those people who gave up will suffer. ]]>
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]]>]]>Retaining students in career colleges is a difficult task. Our students seem to have more obstacles to overcome, more challenges to face, and less support than most. When I am training a new instructor, I always tell them that often, we are our student's only support system. They may have people at home who are not supportive, who tell them that they cannot do it, and who tell them that they are wasting their time. The students want to succeed or they would not be in our classrooms. However, when the world is telling you that you can't do it, it is hard to dismiss those words. We have to be their support system. We have to believe in them when they don''t believe in themselves. Failure to connect with our students and be their support will result in them giving up on their futures and their dreams. We cannot be lazy when it comes to building those relationships. Yes, retention will suffer. But more importantly, those people who gave up will suffer. ]]>
