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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Reducing student complaints and challenges

Hi Albert, I have witnessed that there are some instructors that will not admit that they are wrong, which is not a good example for students. As you mentioned, we are human, and we make mistakes. Sometimes the instructor has to be the bigger person and own up to their wrong doing. Patricia

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Getting buy in from students

Hi Donna, I like your approach that you take with students. You appear to put the students first to show them that you have their best interest at heart. I can tell you want your students to be successful. Patricia

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Getting buy in from students

Hi Veronica, I like how you put part of the responsibility on the students. Students need to learn how to pull their weight. Patricia

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Critical Thinking Activities

Hi Elizabeth, Are these the questions you poise to your students to get them to think critically? Patricia

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Involving silent students in class

Hi Stacy, Great ideas! As instructors we have to encourage and sometimes force the silent students to participate. Patricia

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Getting students excited about course content

Hi Carlos, Sometimes it is necessary to change your teaching style because each class is different because each student is different. Patricai

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Reducing student cheating

Hi Keith, I concur! Doing exam time is not the opportunity to catch up on grading; you are really producing the perfect opportunity for cheating to take place. Patricia

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Reducing instructor anxiety

Hi Rasiel, Preparation generates lots of self confidence! Be prepared! Patricia

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Capturing student attention

Hi John, I concur! It is amazing what you will see from students if you are mobile while they are working. You can certainly catch those who are falling if you are mobile in the classroom. Patricia

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Following up with student assignments

Hi Veronica, Absolutely! Real life certainly expects a lot of you, and we should expect a lot of our students. Patricia

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