Are you the type of instructor that will bend a policy so that your retention percentage or the institution’s retention percentage is higher? I am not. I enforce all rules, policies, and procedures. I am a firm believer of not sacrificing standards to save a student because of the idea of not hurting retention. I understand retention is the utmost importance at career colleges, but policies are in place to be adhered to, not broken. A lot of instructors may be afraid of job loss as to the reason they bend policy. I understand without students, there is no job, but without structure, there is much chaos. I am a stickler for enforcing policies, regardless. Students need to be held to high standards as they will be expected to do in the workplace.
