Susan Polick

Hi June - Wow - what great ideas for active learning! You are clearly doing everything that you can to get your students involved in their own learning. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Hi Tonia- Thanks for your post to the forum. Having your students participate in some interactive questioning is an excellent idea! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Hi Timothy- Thanks for your post to the forum. I could not have said it any better! You clearly are committed to reaching the learning styles of your students. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Hi Kathryn- thanks for your post to the forum. Yes, the whole package is important not just a lesson plan. Even the best teaching can suffer if the environment is poor. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Hi Stephen- Your physical setting does indeed present challenges, but from your description, you are doing a great job at teaching to the learning styles. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Hi Andrew- Thanks for your post to the forum. I also am a big fan of the "Parking lot" idea for off-topic questions. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Hi Sandy - thanks for your post to the forum. I really like your idea of having students ask questions that patients might ask. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Hi Gwen - Thanks for your post to the forum. We all know that we see new students who clearly have problems with reading, writing and interpersonal skills. Since we will usually only have them as students for a brief period, it is unrealistic to plan on making them competent in those skills. So, the best we can do is to do our best, at mentoring, tutoring, and finding them as much available assistance that we can. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Hi Cheryl-thanks for your post to the forum. You mention an important point. As we teach ourselves to teach to the diverse learning styles we also learn to learn in different ways! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Hi Larry- Thanks for your post to the forum. I am someone who usually learns a skill best if I can "do" it. Watching a demo or video or reading directions just does not work for me. Your delivery style would be ideal for people like me! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan