GREGORY TETRO

I think every assignment must have a letter grade. "Okay, Not Bad, Needs Work or Pretty Good gives a student a sense of how they are doing and what to improve on.Detail to why a person got the grade helps their future than a grade alone.

Everyone learns at a different pace. Giving everyone the tools to buit their scaffold to match their learing skills is essential for each indivdual to succeed.

What I have learned it timing and organization is very important. Too long and students lose intrest. Too short and they miss it. Organization will keep everything flowing in the same direction and each module wil need to the next logically.  Use several mhods to break up the learning type. You need to hit the hot spots of all learning types.

Many students come in with checkered pasts. They have come to improve their lives and create a new future. The negative side is to make sure that school is not the only part to teach. Many need a little more encouragement. Some need a father figure to keep them on the right path. To say you are just the teacher is not enough. The goal is to get every student to reach his goals. We can carry that for the time he / she is with us. After that we hope we have instilled enough in them to carry on… >>>

Most teachers tend to go with their strengths. Some teachers have charisma and can wow the student with a lecture. Others can dazzle them with their hands on skills. I say stick with what works best for you and make sure it is working with your students. Work on any weakness you have and improve on it. Make sure your students are following you through the course. Anyone who said you need no more than 5-7 steps have never put together a battery operated jeep for a child. You may need 5-7 sets of those 5-7 steps. Just make sure… >>>

When working with students who have all different learning levels, hands on skills and experience the right style is tough at first. You need to quickly identify the students who need more motivation and the ones who need more help. Many students at night have been out of school 5+ years. Some much longer. Tests, quizzes and homework are a memory to them. For others it is their skill level in the labs with limited time with newer students. The biggest challenge is to give enough support to the students that struggle while keeping in touch with the more experienced.… >>>