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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Avoiding common instructor mistakes

Hi Claire, It is amazing what arriving 5 minutes early will do. Just by you being their early is a very calming mechanisim. Patricia

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Capturing student attention

Hi Daniel, Including students is a definite way to engage them. I make it a point to include all students on a daily basis. Patricia

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Maintaining a professional image

Hi Robert, Professionalism correlates very high with respect. It's simple, if you are professional, students will respect you. Patricia

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Class management for student success

Hi Claire, Control is everything. If the classroom environment is not conducive to learning, it can cause a serious retention problem. Patricia

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Reducing student cheating

Hi Diane, It is really unfair for those who put forth great effort to study and others cheat their way through. It will all come back to haunt the cheater sooner or later. Patricia

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Dealing with students who shift blame to others

Hi Lawrence, How do deal with students who shift blame to others? Patricia

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Reducing student complaints and challenges

Hi Gregory, It certainly is overwhelming on Day 1. I like to revisit rules, policies, and procedures a week afterwards to make sure everyone is on the same page. Patricia

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Maintaining a professional image

Hi Maria, I solely agree. Students will certainly respect you based on your professionalism or lack there of. I've seen this happen many times either good or bad. Patricia

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Reducing student cheating

Hi Debra, I also make it a practice to not be doing anything else while monitor testing, such as grading papers, reading, etc. You need to give test takers your undivided attention. Patricia

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Using guest speakers as resources

Hi Cynthia, Use them more often, as you can see they are great motivators to the strugglers and non-strugglers! The speak from a whole different perspective. They can relate to the students from their experience as a student. Patricia

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