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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Common Instructor Mistakes

Hi Paul, I feel the message the courses teach is very valuable. Patricia

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Dealing with Unfocused Students

Hi Christina, What type of problems have you experienced with your students whenever it comes to entitlement? Patricia

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Getting Students Interested and Involved in Course Content

Hi Erica, I've learned whenever you can add visual, do so. Students become more excited whenever they can see something. Patricia

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Dealing with Unfocused Students

Hi Barbara, Students fully understand the relevence of common documents, such as letters, reports, emails, memos, etc. They tend not to mind this type of document writing because they understand how the documents can benefit them in their career. Patricia

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Getting Students Interested and Involved in Course Content

Hi Warren, What a great excercise to get students interested and invovled. I also like how you followup with the assignment. Patricia

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Common Instructor Mistakes

Hi Susan, We are not doing our students any favors by sugar coating things. We must be honest and straight forward with them. Patricia

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Dealing with Challenging Students

Hi Paul, I've noticed that introvert students can also come out of their shell whenever they are put into small groups. The introvert student shuts down in larger groups. Patricia

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Dealing with Unfocused Students

Hi Warren, There are some students that are very experienced in certain areas, therefore the instructor needs to make sure they are very knowledgable about the subject matter. Patricia

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Getting Students Interested and Involved in Course Content

Hello Wendy, Do you have your students bring in various current events? What type of discussions have you had from the current events? Patricia

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Dealing with Challenging Students

Hello Dee, I just experienced this today. I heard a student out. The student thanked me for listening and for being fair. Sometimes all students want us to do is simply listen to them. Patricia

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