JAMES RUSH

Most interesting--and straightforward--section in this course thus far.

The section has some GREAT info., but seriously the content is soooooo far beyond what most of us can comprehend at this point.

REALLY great topic and LOVE the discussion(s) on it's use in the educational setting/realm. While I feel like I learned a great deal in this section, MUCH of it was WAAAAAAY over my head.

This component of the class has some good info. for all to learn from. Some potential mistakes are easier to recover form than others. There were a couple, though, that simply do not "fit" most CTE instructors (e.g., "Nobody makes an A in my class.").

Excellent section. I really do enjoy this content. For most educators in Alaska, though, we are approaching the topic-at-large from a public school perspective...NOT a young adult, career education or community college level. Alaska does not have a bona fide community college system. Career training programs are handled almost (ALMOST!) exclusively by the state university system.

Some really interesting info. in this section. I truly appreciated the comprehensive breakdown of student "types" in the room. For me--as a secondary school professional--the present chapter/section seems to focus on ADULT students...not teens. Teens are undoubtedly less mature--so it'd be great to extend this section to include middle & high school level students. 

I've done this for many years, yet I STILL have discovered a couple of key ways in these opening "pages" for me to IMPROVE my own approach to overall classroom management--through something as seemingly "simple" as the Course Syllabus. 

Way to go!!!

This truly is important. In Alaska, though--espec. in rural districts--no matter how positive a culture you establish if you don't have the same sort of working relationship with your colleagues and (most notably) SUPERVISORS, your daily school "life" can feel far beyond challenging.

I cannot understate the importance of this small "chapter" within this course. Establishing & then maintaining positive relationships with students & their parents/guardians is SOOOOOO important. When students KNOW that their families support you, it actually can serve as a sort of "deterrent" to many poor choices and maladaptive behaviors.

Positive relationships also lead to students TRUSTING you, asking for assistance in other areas of their daily academic schedules. Building administrators NOTICE this positive interaction.

This was a good lesson component. It strives to emphasize the reality that mentor teachers can--and almost always do--have deeper, more lasting "impacts" on the new CTE teacher. 

Experience has taught me, though, that no amount of teamwork with a mentor can relieve the stresses encountered if you have an administrator that knows little to nothing about what you do...and espec. those that want to micro-manage your teaching & learning space.