On the first day of class I have students answer a series of questions including: Why are you here? What do you want to get out of school? Where do you see yourself a year from now? Where do you see yourself 5 years from now? I like them to create of a vision and stay focused on those goals.

I try to learn all my students names the very first day. When I see students in the hallway I always greet them with their first name(if I can remember it) and ask them how their classes are going.

The title for my discussion comes simply from making sure the admissions department has a full understanding of what goes on within the educational facility they work for. For instance, If you are an admin rep for an automotive trade school, you should understand exactly what the curriculum will entail as the perspective student progresses through their program. So many students are not sure of exactly what they will be learning as they progress in their program, and with unexpected courses thrust upon them, at times seems to make them uneasy with their education and that's just a plan for disaster for retention.

We encourage students to follow up with and encourage each other, build community to combat attrition.

Should be clearly outlined by admin. staff. We have far to many that seem surprised late in the program when a class schedule change is made.

In helping to resolve student issues it's helped to not take for granted what someones ability to seek out or utilized available resources

I try to begin the week with a group touch on what everyone did as it relates to our course of study. Also challenging them to do something over the weekend that we can discuss in class as a "current events" class related subject for discussion.

In the culinary environment it's a particular challenge to have students respect the uniform as something other than just something to get dirty in instead of clothes.

We used a program where faculty at all levels connected with a small group of incoming students and tracked them through the duration of the program.

Running a restaurant with many students who have never worked in one I find that breaking down the "big picture" in to manageable bites helps them be less apprehensive about the bigger picture of how day to day operations actually work.

The more prepared the student on expectations of success the better.

one of the things that must be remembered is not every one gets it the first time and sometimes not the third time be patient show different avenues of learning to get the same results In other words show different ways to get the same results Use different teachins styles take in new ideas talk with the students to see how they learn best don't be afraid to make mistakes but learn from them.

this is one of the most important parts of educating the student. most don't understand the process and don't realize how important first interview is. be early be dressed appropriately have a reference cheat sheet talk with sincere voice control be prepared to give examples be prepared to do demostrations when the students returns help him feel good about himself if he gets the job celebrate if not try to find out why and help him interview better give encouragement let the student practice on you.

Our school has several differant times during the year when we address employment. We also keep track of all students who graduate and read Emails about thier sucess in getting a job. This really changes some students drive to want to finish all thier classes and in some cases they even want to do much better .

It is important to make the students realize that as the customer, they are entitled to the training they paid for. The challenge of not accepting the schools position on behavior, dress, and other "rules" is often part of the training. This should be addressed by the instructor at the beginning of a class so that students understand that their decisions to comply or to not comply, are often a result of the acceptance level of the training they seek. This expectation should be made clear through the Vision process to create a self image of the student after the education process and into the professional occupation they are seeking.

If the students see the institution as more than just a building with classrooms, something that is a living, breathing community - a place of refuge in a lot of ways - but even more than that. I would like each student here understand that they are part of something very special. And it is - college is a very special place where people come together to learn, share and grow. Once a student is committed to this vision, I believe he or she will succeed.

I think the thing we need to keep in mind is that we cannot "fix" anyone. Most of us are not qualified professional therapists to begin with, but that aside, our student's must learn how to handle and deal with their own problems. Of course, we should be there, to help them see the bootstrap, but they must be the owns to actually do the work. Still, it can be all too tempting to try and do everything for them, especially if we have become so invested in their success. But we must keep in mind that does them a disservice - they are here to learn a new set of skills and chief among them are new life skills - how to solve problems as they arise.

As a paralegal instructor, it is important that I teach my students about stress and stress management. I will not paint an unrealistic picture of the world for them - the legal world is often very stressful, with deadlines, commitments, and fears of making mistakes. That being said, I will always follow up with the simple truth that each one of my students is more than capable of dealing with all of these things. I like to tell them that they are the best of the best simply because they chose to be here - and that is what sets them apart.

I understand that retention is really a problem that everyone in the school must work together to deal with, however, as a faculty member, I only see "our" end of it. It may be helpful or at least informative if we knew what admissions or student services were doing about retention and maybe we could all work better together.

I will be utilizing the information provided for retention for my students. this has really helped me alot.