i have started using a first day check list it helps me remember to talk about this & that & a student can not say i never mentioned it before

again using older study guides sometimes gives me new ideas

trying to help & teach people who are not even mechaniclly inclined is a burdon on the other students

One of my biggest problem as an instructor is being able to adapt to everyones learning style. It is realy hard for me to leave the person I am out side the class room and not get triggered when some does not understand me or ask a question more than once after I have given an explanation to the hole class. I would really like to find more patience in this area.

This is a common issue I face if in the early AM classes the younger student that stays up late the night before and if in the PM you have the student that works and at the end of class the head is down or the eyes open but no one home deal I try to mix up the material i give being animated asking questions but there is just one student that misses I don't want to create a problem and I do ask the student if all is ok I tryed in a few classes the buddy system (they sit in two) if one falls asleep the other goes to the board or will have them read from the book any other ideas ??

The outcome of a course may depend on the prep at the beginning

Adjusting from your former career to that of an instructor requires self assessment to make sure you are right for the job.

The urge to plan a course around one's self is tempting but you must remember to satisfy industry standards.

I prefere to have more than one type of test to hand out

Sometimes when quizzing a student ,instead of asking questions I ask them to tell me what they know

I try to vary the way I ask questions

You should know what you teach.

students from all over the world, i've encountered a variaty of styles

I give out a syllabus so they are not lost.

Planning is always good, but sometime off the cuff works out better.

I have come a long way

wow, I have seen a whole new world..

I try to get with each student to see how much they got out of the class. I work with each one and go from that.

I try to show this stuff all the time so we all get a good idea how the stuff works.

I like to come up with different Q's for the students and sometimes reword them to see if they catch on.