Catherine McDonald

I was very lucky in nursing school that our objectives were incredibly well designed.  They were so well done that there was no doubt on how to study.  If one completed/answered the objectives and knew the information, it was almost a guarantee that you would ace the course.  I've been motivated ever since to provide that kind of clarity to future students.

I liked the emphasis on preparation, which enables the 5C's.  If one is anxious about teaching because they feel ill-prepared, or lacking knowledge - the predictable anxiety alone would undermine credibility, render candid discussions improbable, inhibit compassion because anxiety would compete, show a lack of committment, and make clear instructions almost impossible.  "Succedss depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation ther is sure to be failure."- Confucious