Jeffrey Schillinger

Jeffrey Schillinger

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John, It sounds like time well spent to me. Thanks for sharing. Jeffrey Schillinger
Guy, Thanks. Confidence is often lacking initially for career college students who may have had difficulty in school prior to joining us. Building confidence is a key. We need to be sure we give them opportunities for success early and often. Jeffrey Schillinger
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Rody, This sounds like a great plan. Jeffrey Schillinger
Tracey, Switching seats is a simple, but effective technique. Thanks for sharing this. Jeffrey Schillinger
Tracey, Learning names is a good start to building positive rapport. What are some other things you do to accomplish this goal? Jeffrey Schillinger
Tracey, What are some specific things you do to try to inspire the students who do not come to you with the "can do" attitude to develop that attitude? Jeffrey Schillinger
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Stephen, Thanks for this post. What are some of the specific things you do for your students as a result of what your mentors did for you? Jeffrey Schillinger
Lisa, Thank you for this post. Are there some things you do in your class to demonstrate that you are paying attention? Jeffrey Schillinger
Tracey, Thank you for this post. The "provisional student" concept is interesting. What are some things that you consider when evaluating if a student is a good fit? Jeffrey Schillinger

Brian, The "rocks in the road" you described in your post are tough, real-life things we have to address with students. There are no strategies that can eliminate these challenges. However, each campus needs to develop a specific strategy that they will use to mitigate the impact of these things on students. They need to make reentry to the program as easy as possible. They need to have defined resources that can call upon, or send a student to, when the students tells us they are facing that specific "rock." The best thing is to have the kind of school… >>>

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