Patricia Scales

About me

I've been a career educator for over 20 years. I currently serve as the Academic Coordinator for Brookstone College of Business and continue to be active in the classroom as a Business Instructor. My motto is "A student doesn't care how much you know, until they know how much you care." I was honored to receive the Career College Association National Teacher of the Year award in 2001. I just love teaching!

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Advising Students

Hi Brenda, I agree! Rules must be established for any thing to work effectively. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Advising Students

Hi Mahnaz, Students should not be given their grades; make students earn their grades. Students will rise to the bar, even if you set high standards. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Advising Students

Hi Harpreet, I like the steps you take with advising. Anytime you tear a student down; you should always leave on a note where you have built them back up. Honesty is always the best policy with students. Do not sugar coat things with students, be honest. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Student Retention

Hi Tierra, Being proactive is a must when trying to managing retention. You know the signs of potential retention problems. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Critical Thinking Activities

Hi Tracy, This experimental learning is a great way to promote critical thinking. Students like to be involved in hands-on activities. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Making Students Active Learners

Hi Kate, Awesome variety of teaching techniques to engage the student. Students enjoy playing games as well. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Advising Students

Hi Jason, I am sure you do an outstanding job by trying to keep your students focused. Students can quickly lose focus toward the end. Keep them focused as much as you can. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Customer Service

Hi Robert, You are right! Students are the reasons we have jobs!! We need to give them impeccable customer service. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Using guest speakers as resources

Hi Alice, Guest speakers add a lot of flavor to the classroom. Students like hearing from other professional other than the instructor all the time. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Showing relevancy of course content

Hi David, I concur! Students enjoy hearing stories as they apply to the course. Patricia Scales

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