amazing that there isn't a class in common sense taught in junior high or high school? it should be a part of curriculum in k-12 and especially in career technical education. Covid definitely made common sense less common!

Comment on Monica Martinez's post: I agree 100%. students will emulate instructors also, so it is vital that we as instructors set the tone or bar.

I am always looking for ways to incorporate soft skills in my classes. I think they are so much more important than knowledge of a skill.

A good policy is to issue an absence after three lates. Multiple absences result in a drop, that all depends on the grade level as well.

What grade level are you referring to?

I try to do role playing in my classroom. I teach dental assisting and am always asking students what they would do in certain situations. I'll give them examples of problem patients or patients in severe pain and ask how they would handle it.

I am so pleasantly surprised at how informative and inspiring these courses are. love it!!!

Your students, like your children, will mimick you because you are their example. So it is important to model the behavior you want to see.