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Jerry, Great post. Thanks for the great explanation of how we need to consider the students' perspectives in all we do. Jeffrey Schillinger

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Your Mentor

Evangeline, What were these individual's postion in relation to you? Were they teachers, parents, siiblings, etc? Jeffrey Schillinger

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HABE's of Successful Students

Teri, What are some specific things you do to get students who do not show up with a positive attitude to develop a positive attitude? Jeffrey Schillinger

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Your Mentor

Paul, This may be the first example of "after the fact" mentoring posted to this forum. Thanks! Jeffrey Schillinger

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What Makes an Effective Orientation Program?

Roselyn, This is a pretty common approach that usually yields good results. One institution put together a pretty detailed online course that went over the school's history, culture, policies, etc. It worked well. Jeffrey Schillinger

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Time-Wasters

Clive, Please elaborate on this. I am not clear on what you are trying to say. Thank you in advance for your response. Jeffrey Schillinger

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Adult Learner Motivation

Li, Thank you for this post. How do you leverage this in your classroom? Jeffrey Schillinger

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Conducting Job Interviews

Roselyn, I have the same challenge when I interview. It is a tough, but valuable change to make in your interviewing style. A key is to not be afraid of silence. Jeffrey Schillinger

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Recruitment Methods

Roselyn, Do you compensate current employees who refer new employees who work out? Jeffrey Schillinger

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Are We In More Than One Business?

Cassandra, Estimates are that about 70-80% of career college students are the first ones in their family to go to college. Jeffrey Schillinger