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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Making course requirements clear for students

Hi James, You are right. This certainly does minimize complaints. Students know from the very beginning what is expected. Patricia

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Maintaining a professional image

Hi George, This is true! Students did not come with the intentions of having the instructor as a friend, they want to be taught by a professional. Patricia

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Reducing instructor anxiety

Hi Letisha, It is a great analogy that can also be shared with your students. Patricia

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Maintaining a professional image

Hi Kelly, I concur! Professionalism brings about a lot of respect from students. Patricia

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Creating a positive instructor image

Hi Jeffrey, Great response! Students expect a lot from us professionlly. Patricia

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Reducing student cheating

Hi Daniel, Our students must realize anything worth having is worth working for. Patricia

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Reducing student cheating

Hi Steven, Continue to cheer your students on. Confidence does reduce cheating. Patricia

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Showing examples of student work

Hi William, Try it you will hear students make comments, such as I see what it takes to pass, fail, get a a good,etc. Patricia

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Maintaining a professional image

Hi Christopher, Why do you feel this is unprofessional? I understand the personalization of a FB page, but if the FB page is clean, I personally do not see anything wrong. Please provide your thoughts. We have used FB as a retention tool at my institution. Patricia

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Getting students excited about course content

Hi Ellen, Thanks for sharing. At my institution we play Jeopardy the old school way. I will definitely check this out. Patricia

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