Scott Jacobus

Admissions is often blamed by faculty for admitting students that have an unreal expectation of their program, or students that are not qualified to succeed in their programs. One possible answer to this question is to have meetings where faculty trains admission reps about what the courses are actually about, and what skill sets the students must have in order to succeed. Likewise, the admissions reps should train faculty about the details of the admissions process, the tests that the new prospective students must pass to get into the classes and any other tools used to choose the students that… >>>

I believe the organization at a college or school must all work together to make the educational experience a successful one for the student. But I believe that at the core of the "Thoughtful Heart" must be total honesty from all of the administrators, staff, and faculty. Admissions must be honest with the students, not try to convince students to enroll in the program with the lowest enrollment this month. Financial aid must be honest with the students about their financial responsibility for any money borrowed, and the faculty must be honest about the jobs available in the career they… >>>

I find that a big part of my classroom time is spent teaching my students how to study and convincing them that they can learn and succeed. So many of them are years out of school, and many did not do well the first time around. To help them learn that they can learn the material, we have weekly exams over one or two chapters at most. This breaks the material into small enough pieces that the students won't get overwhelmed by the amount of material covered. After each exam we review the answers and I counsel the students that… >>>