Posts Tagged ‘students’
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Posted by: dateacher on: October 24, 2009
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I feel like I may have written a blog post about this, but it bears repeating especially since it’s a big issue for me this calendar year (will explain). Also, it’s been a while since I blogged and I’ve missed sharing my thoughts on teaching and learning.
So – RESPECT – I am not certain when [...]
Dynamic, Fantastic!
Posted by: dateacher on: April 3, 2009
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Nothing excites me more than someone who is as excited about my career as me.
And while I started this post a week ago, I’m still excited about the topic. Last week, Linda Miles, dental practice management guru, came to my school and spoke to the dental assiting students. Listening to her story re-inspired me.
The private [...]
Experience
Posted by: dateacher on: February 13, 2009
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So – it’s a month into my second semester teaching dental assisting students. I’m amazed everyday how much I learn from this experience and hope the students are learning too. Some days I wonder about the students….
I have probably blogged about this before, and I will probably blog about this again….but I’m amazed by their [...]
Making the Grade
Posted by: dateacher on: October 6, 2008
Grades – it seems to be what drives student success.
If grades drive student success then why are the grades in my courses dipping instead of climbing? I’ve started to re-evaluate my approach and am tweeking things for next semester. I’m tweeking for now as well but some of my new ideas will be difficult to [...]
Expectations
Posted by: dateacher on: October 1, 2008
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We all have them even if we don’t want to admit it. Expectations…
I expect my students to be in class, to be on time, and to be prepared. I also expect that they are going to pay attention to the lecture. Granted in my first few lectures I pretty much went “by the book,” but [...]
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