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 Betty, As educators we should have the students success at heart. I like how you make an effort to try to help students manage their time. Patricia

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Making course requirements clear for students

Hi Barbara, Students need and want clear expectations. You do a thorough job of making things well known to your students. I am sure your students appreciate your clarity. Patricia

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Interacting with students

Hi Betty, Communication is key, and building a rapport with students is healthy. Our students need to know that we genuinely care about them. Patricia

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Making course requirements clear for students

Hi Barbara, The first day is crucial for laying out the ground rules as well as the requirements. Students are expecting and wanting to know the requirements and rules/procedures on Day 1. Students are anxious and need to get started right. Patricia

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Capturing student attention

Hi Tracy, I like the idea of showing your students the results from hooking up both ways. Students need visuals as much as possible as well as hands on. Patricia

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Reducing instructor anxiety

Hi Jessica, I am sure you have realized, the more you teach, the more comfortable you become. Always remember, preparation is essential. Patricia

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Maintaining a professional image

Hi Carol, We as educators should hold our students to very high standards, therefore our standards should be set even higher. Patricia

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Managing angry students

Hi John, Making small talk with a student is a great gesture. I have had so many students to really open up to me from our small talks. Patricia

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Getting students excited about course content

Hi Michael, I understand exactly what you are saying. Keyboarding is a lot like that where you have to practice outside of school in order to become better. Patricia

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Reducing student cheating

Hi Diane, Leaving some space between students when possible is a great way to hlep minimize cheating. Sometimes if we set students up for temptation, they will take advantage of it such as sitting too close to someone while testing. Patricia

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