Patricia Scales

About me

I've been a career educator for over 20 years. I currently serve as the Academic Coordinator for Brookstone College of Business and continue to be active in the classroom as a Business Instructor. My motto is "A student doesn't care how much you know, until they know how much you care." I was honored to receive the Career College Association National Teacher of the Year award in 2001. I just love teaching!

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Making Students Active Learners

Hi Gayle, I feel this is a good way to capture all learners. You reach the visual learners, auditory, and at some point when appropriate I am sure you help the kinesthetic learners as well. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Avoiding common instructor mistakes

Hi Ellis, I agree! Teaching is an art that has no end to it. There is always room for improvement. Continue to want to better yourself. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Reducing student cheating

Hi Truitt, Great point to stress with students about cheating. They have to realize that they are only cheating themselves. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Reducing student cheating

Hi Jamie, I love your tactics! You are clever in the way that you do things to curtail cheating. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Managing angry students

Hi Laura, I concur! You create a monster of an angry student when the angry student is confronted in front of others. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Getting students excited about course content

Hi David, What a great combination to have fun while learning. Students are more interested when learning is made fun. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Reducing student cheating

Hi Noah, Continue to challenge your students! I like the idea of not just teaching to the test. We should give our students as much as we can. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Managing angry students

Hi Connie, Listening is key, and remember never to put yourself in harm's way. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Involving silent students in class

Hi John, I like how you get all students involved with the reading so that the silent students are more encouraged to participate. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Identifying challenging students

Hi Angelique, Younger students can be a handful. You have to let them know from the very beginning that you are not going to put up with their foolishness. Patricia Scales

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