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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Maintaining a professional image

Hi Beverly, That's right! The student automatically associates us with very high professionalism, therefore we should act the part. Patricia

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Identifying challenging students

Hi Joyce, That's right! Enforce policies! Shame on those instructors who are letting students get away with murder. These instructors are hurting the students instead of helping them. In the real world these folks are going to be expected to follow rules. Patricia

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Reducing student cheating

Hi Beverly, The student really needs to thank you because you gave her a break. You had the evidence you needed to declare her as cheating, especially if you saw her look at her notebook and write the answer on her test. Patricia

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Showing examples of student work

Hi Fidencio, Clarity is key, and we want our students to be very clear on the assignment as possible. Seeing promotes a better understanding for most students. Patricia

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Getting buy in from students

Hi Patricia, Showing interest in the student is a great buy in as well. Students need to understand why they are taking a particular course so that buy in is promoted. Patricia

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Showing examples of student work

Hi Terry, Some students are fine settling, however I have seen some students that will go to great lengths to produce better work. Patricia

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Avoiding common instructor mistakes

Hi James, I hear you loud and clear! As educators we should strive on producing 100% quality and accurate work. Patricia

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Maintaining a professional image

Hi Joyce, I agree! The students must know who is in charge. It is the instructor's responsibility to have standards higher for themselves than that of the student so that it is no mistaken as to who is in control. Patricia

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Reducing student cheating

Hi Akita, I concur! Cheaters will go to great lengths to find a way to cheat. As educators we have to put practices in place to try to prevent cheating. Patricia

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Reducing student cheating

Hi James, That's right always look into suspicious behavior from a student while they are testing. Very often the suspicious behavior is dealing with the student trying to do something sneaky while testing. Patricia

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