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 David, I concur. Students did not enroll with the intentions of being our friends. As a professionals, we should certainly keep the two roles (student and teacher) separately. Patricia

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Maintaining a professional image

Hi John, As educators faltering is not an option. We cannot drop the ball. Patricia

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Showing examples of student work

Hi Mark, Make it known to students from the very beginning why they need to know it, you will automatically gain interest. Patricia

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Avoiding common instructor mistakes

Hi Mark, Mistakes should be looked upon as a lesson learned. Mistakes are no doubt inevitable. Patricia

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Class management for student success

Hi Scott, We owe it to our students to create an atmosphere that is conducive for learning. Patricia

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Dealing with students who shift blame to others

Hi Pamela, How effective has this method been for you working with this type of student? Patricia

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Getting students excited about course content

Hi John, Students generally get excited when you are excited. Excitement is contagious. Patricia

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Identifying challenging students

Hi Graham, What a good way to put these students to great use. Patience certainly is a virture in the restaurant business. Patricia

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Showing examples of student work

Hi Jan, It is certainly motivating and self-confidence building whenever examples are shown to students. Patricia

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Capturing student attention

Hi Brian, Great variation of teaching methods. These are certainly ways to hold your students attention. I try to go in every day with a positive and enthusiastic attitude to help capture attention. Patricia

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