Michelle Jacklin

I really get upset and embarrased when a power point has incorrect information. It makes me look bad and I have to further back up or feel I have to prove to the students the information I gave them before the power point was the correct information and the power point is wrong. I believe it is hard for a student to take my word for it when a power point comes from the same company as the book they use is from. I think it makes them question everything they learned.

I find in most of my classes there is one student who I refer to as the Chatty Kathy. Not only is it a problem for me but also I find the other students get very annoyed. I would like to learn how to stop the student from talking so much without stopping his/her constructive questions and comments.I have found when I ask them in private to cut down on talking and give other students the opportunity to answer my questions, they do not speak the rest of the class but then the next class the excessive talking is back.… >>>