WHAT IS CONSIDERED A COMPELLING REASON FOR A STUDENT TO HAND IN LATE ASSIGNMENTS?

Would you say making a large compiled to do list is more effective than having a daily planner where you can break tasks down by day and due date? My preference is a daily planner because I feel one large list might be more overwhelming. I'd like to know other's opinion on that.

What a valuable tool! It is amazing how such a subtle response to a difficult student can yield such drastic results. When words sometime fail, simple proximity can work great. Walking next to their desk, flashing a smile while lecturing has been very useful for me. But, what about the student who doesn't care? The rare student who continues to talk, text, etc? In the adult learning realm what do you do with extreme behavior? Send them to the principal? This is a dilemna that I have fortunately not run into yet, but have wondered about for awhile. Any thoughts on serious behavior issues?

How would you suggest dealing with students who are already working in their field of study and have the attitude that they know more than the instructor or that school is a waste of their time because they aren't learning anything new?

When I am feeling stressed I put myself in a 15-30 min. time out.

I wish that they would sit in or teach a class for one day to see how ineffective some of these standards are.

The best Idea I have gotten thus far was a was to do essay questions. I am not a fan of essay question but this is a good idea.

does anyone else agree that even when you set timelines students seem to need more and more..

I am fairly new to teaching and have a tendency to let my students slide on late assignments because they work full time jobs. They work some weekends and all different kinds of shifts so I try to schedule assignments for when I think they would have the most time to do them. But they have other classes also, not just mine. Would anyone have any advice for how to be more strict as far as assignment deadlines without being the stern instructor nobody likes?

I completed one of the other MaxKnowledge courses which discussed technology in the classroom -- better get used to it, use it, embrace it, because it's no going away. So instead of saying "I don't know; I'll look it up at the break and get back to you," which is what I've done in the past, I said, "I don't know -- let's look it up." On my surveys, I got blasted, "Why are we paying all this money for a teacher who tells us to look things up for ourselves?" So clearly this was not the right implementation of the idea behind the course. What is the right implementation? I don't know. Maybe it depends on the type of career college. It clearly backfired on me due to the way I implemented the idea. I'm not sure how often the MK courses are updated, but it should be a continuous process based on feedback from those who have taken the course. The discussion forums are great, but what about course feedback?

I teach in a culinary school. The course I teach is typically seen as irrelevant to cooking and to their careers. The course is extremely relevant, but they don't yet have the real-world experience to know this. Sadly, most of them are convinced they'll never need this info. I have had really good results with inviting former students come in and speak to the class, but I can't always count on getting a guest speaker. Any ideas on how to have the effect of a guest speaker without a guest speaker?

I have found that those people that want to be the center of attention do well as mentors. They are eager to help and willing to take on additional tasks for the extra attention it gives them. First make sure they are doing well in the class themselves so that they are qualified to help their fellow classmates.

It is just as important to allow students to fail in a safe environment as is it to help them succeed. They need to learn that it is okay to make mistakes. It isn't the error that counts, but the effort made to correct that error.

I usually make an announcement to the whole class and then pull the individual out a few days later to talk to them.

I have only one student in my course and for the most part he turns in all his assignment by the due dates. So, when I cancel class for a funeral and the assignment was submit late via internet. Should I still mark his grade?

I remember my first time teaching. You do worry and mess up. I had to create a seating chart because I messed up the students names horribly and made a mess of my attendance. Which was very frustrating for them and me.

We have a strict policy on cheaters. Plus it really makes you upset as an instructor because you give so much information and review thatto cheat is only cheating themselves.

I play music in the classrooom to regulate their nerves. Sometimes it will be playing and they do not even notice because they start focusing better. I found information regarding "white noise learning" onn the internet.

I think that it's important that all instructors lead by example.

In my syllabus the students sign a document stating that they have read and understood how their grade can be deducted for reasons laid out in the policy and procedures. I feel this creates value.