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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Maintaining a professional image

Hi Diana, Students do not like it when the instructor displays favoritism. Treat every student the same! Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Maintaining a professional image

Hi Jennifer, It is easy, treat all students the same. Students frown upon favoritism. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Maintaining a professional image

Hi Jennifer, I concur! Our students do not need another friend. They need role models. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Avoiding common instructor mistakes

Hi Gordon, I have a class that does not involve any tests/quizzes, only assignments and quizzes, and students say pressure is released do to not having the high-pressured tests/quzzes, although there is a lot of work in the class. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Avoiding common instructor mistakes

Hi Cheryl, I always let my students know that you do not have to be a product of your environment. Striving is key! Most of my students are diamonds in the rough, and most of them end up shining real BRIGHT!! Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Identifying challenging students

Hi Kathaleen, Wow, I am in disbelief that higher authoritities will allow this. These students should have been spoken to by higher authorities, and if things did not get better with them drasatically, they should have been dismissed from school. Do not tolerate this from students, go to your DOE and let he/she deal with the students. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Reducing student cheating

Hi Sandra, I also have known instructors to allow students to write whatever they want on an index card front/back that they can utilize during test time to minimize cheating. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Using guest speakers as resources

Hi Brandie, Guest speakers are exciting, and it is good for students to hear from professionals that are actually doing what they will be doing. Students need to hear from others other than the instructor all the time. Guest speakers can really validate what instructors have taught students. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Capturing student attention

Hi Tanya, Love the analogy! Students like it when we make learning fun. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Capturing student attention

Hi Nevine, When you make learning apply to the real world, students tend to really become interested in the subject matter. Patricia Scales

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