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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Following up with student assignments

Hi Howard, I can tell you care about your students. Students need immediate feedback so that they will know how they are progressing. Continue to work with those at-risk students; they need us too. Patricia

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Reducing student complaints and challenges

Hi Stacey, Students want end results whenever they have a concern/cmplaint. Listening to the students on-on-one to hear them out and to provide a resolution is key. Patricia

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Capturing student attention

Hi Michael, Questioning a student on the lecture is certainly a great way to help them regain their focus. Patricia

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Capturing student attention

Hi Meher, You must get and keep the students involved in order to hold their attention. A lot of our students certainly have wondering minds. Patricia

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Making course requirements clear for students

Hi Philip, You do a fabulous job by making your course requirements clear. They are certainly no gray areas on your part when it comes to clarity. I am sure your students appreciate you providing ways to keep the line of communication going. Patricia

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Maintaining a professional image

Hi Gregory, We need to give our students their money's worth both academically and professionally. Students look up to us in more ways than one. Patricia

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Managing angry students

Hi Bill, What's important is that you have learn the importance of listening when it comes to students. Listening is key, and you will begin to see a huge dfference in students when you begin to listen. Patricia

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Reducing student cheating

Hi Howard, Turning off and putting the cell phones away is certainly a smart way to reduce cheating. It is amazing how students utilize cell phones to cheat. They will text each other for numbers. They have cheat notes typed in notepad on the cell phones. They utilize the internet to help find answers. They come up with various ways to utilize the cell phones to cheat. Patricia

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Showing examples of student work

Hi Cindy, No one does well with the unknown. Students need to know exactly what is expected of them. Examples provide great clarity. Patricia

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Reducing student cheating

Hi Kori, Smart way to reduce cheating. You really go above and beyond by creating 4 different tests. Patricia

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