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 LE, Instructors must prepare just like students must prepare. As instrructors, when we walk into a classroom being fully prepared, we feel better about everything, and we are in a great mood. Patricia

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Dealing with Challenging Students

Hello Julie, Students do not want to be lectured to all the time. Students enjoy variation. Let's be creative with our teaching styles and think out of the box. Patricia

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Getting Students Interested and Involved in Course Content

Hi Donna, There is not anything wrong with a nice mixture on the first day, the more of a variety, the better! Students enjoy variation. Patricia

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Getting Students Interested and Involved in Course Content

Hello Linda, It is always a good thing when it is obvious to students based on your enthusiasm that teaching is your passion. Students can tell if you are excited about the subject matter and the profession. Patricia

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Dealing with Challenging Students

Hi William, Students want to hear about your credentials! The more years, the better. I always share my 20 years of teaching with my students. Patricia

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Getting Students Interested and Involved in Course Content

Hi Charles, I teach all MS Office courses as well. I do exactly as you have mentioned. I also let them know what type of jobs they can get by mastering MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS PowerPoint, and MS Outlook. I really push the MOS Certification. Patricia

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Getting Students Interested and Involved in Course Content

Hi Donna, It makes a lot of sense to students to show a good example and a bad example. By doing this, students know exactly what to do and what not to do. Patricia

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Dealing with Unfocused Students

Hello Wanda, I can immediately tell those students that may have lacked home training. These students have to be dealt with differently. After a while, I do notice a positive change in the students. Patricia

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Getting Students Interested and Involved in Course Content

Hi Stanley, Absolutely! The student needs to be able to put theory into practical use. Theory is useless unitl it is fully understood. Patricia

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Getting Students Interested and Involved in Course Content

Hi Donald, Absolutely! The student needs to be able to put theory into practical use. Theory is useless unitl it is fully understood. Patricia

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