Without establishing a good connection, initially with the student, retention then becomes very challenging. In my experience, I find myself having to encourage a lot of my students as they do not have the coping skills necessary to succeed. Every week, I send encouraging announcements and e-mails to help stay connected with the students because I teach 100% online. The school does a good job with their retention efforts; I just wanted to focus on what I've done to assist in this manner.
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