Model, Mentor and Monitor the Right Kind of Traits | Origin: RT104
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Best Practices to Enhance Student Retention --> Model, Mentor and Monitor the Right Kind of Traits
Post what you've learned about this topic and how you intend to apply it. Feel free to post questions and comments too.
Students have to feel a sense of belonging to be fully engaged in the learning process.
I think meeting students at their level is very important in both academics and social-emotional readiness and development. Everyone is not at the same level so differentiating in the ways we approach and care for students will look differently.
I learned that listening and encouraging our students will help them be more successful and accountable.
Students need to be seen as an individual to thrive
Important to listen to your students
It's important for the students to know we care about them, being there for them can encourage them to move forward.
I think we owe it to our students to take the time, make the time, to truly get to know them, on an individual basis, so we can help facilitate positive behaviors, which could lead to their retention and success.
It is important to mentor students because it shows them that we support them.
The relationship between attention and retention is key, as the more we focus on something, the better we retain it. Full attention facilitates a deep connection of interest towards students' well-being in this case. Self-efficacy refers to confidence in our own abilities to achieve goals. When we believe in our ability to succeed, we are more likely to face challenges and overcome them; this is something we must apply and project to students. The concept of "intelligent heart" integrates reason and emotions, promoting a balance between cognitive and emotional intelligence to make wise decisions. Finally, responsibility is fundamental for personal growth. It involves taking responsibility for the consequences of our actions and decisions, which empowers us and motivates us to be better. These aspects contribute to academic and personal success in their university education.
The relationship between attention and retention is key, as the more we focus on something, the better we retain it. Full attention facilitates a deep connection of interest towards students' well-being in this case. Self-efficacy refers to confidence in our own abilities to achieve goals. When we believe in our ability to succeed, we are more likely to face challenges and overcome them; this is something we must apply and project to students. The concept of "intelligent heart" integrates reason and emotions, promoting a balance between cognitive and emotional intelligence to make wise decisions. Finally, responsibility is fundamental for personal growth. It involves taking responsibility for the consequences of our actions and decisions, which empowers us and motivates us to be better. These aspects contribute to academic and personal success in their university education.
It is important to lead by example, get to know your students to find common ground to better help them help themselves. Taking the time to do that shows the students that you care about them, and they will more than likely be more motivated to put the effort in.
monitoring is important to see that a student is progressing in self-development and achieving their goals
It is true that the teachers I remember the most were the ones who engaged with me and got to know me.
I learned that we need to keep contact with students so that we can hold them accountable.
Accountability, we must hold our students accountable. If we set the rules/expectations to follow then we must make sure our students do them. If they think it's ok to not do it then that allows them to slack off.
I found it interesting that both modeling and mentoring will fall apart if we do not do a good job at monitoring
It is so important to engage with the students and really mentor and support them
Important to model what we teach
Engaging with students across campus can make a big impact on them.
