Sonia Marrero-Tiblier

Teaching is about listening, learning, sharing and discussing. When sharing or instructing a subject, the most important way to be a part of that subject and your class is by being able to understand what is being absorbed. Without feedback I cannot relate or understand what my students need and understand. I therefore at the same time am being taught by my students how to be a better teacher/facilitator. Learning what is needed from me will enrich my students with my teaching skills, soft skills and hard skills.

All your sstudents will not always like you but if the classroom is manged well and in order,the students will respect you

A good way to stop cheating in the classroom is by separating the students in the class.

This student is very captivating and usually very knowleable. It is in the teachers best interest to be able to use this personality type to be able to bring the classroom closer together. Should this student be your right hand person they will feel that being the observer is equally an important role to be recognized in class therefore this situation will work GREAT!!!

Students should be responsible for a time line in being expected to turn the assignment by the time required. The real world has no excuses for TARDIES!

Good management of a classroon contributes to a well interested group of students., which feel their learning enviorment is a good fit to be able to gain the knowledge of the subject without unneeded distractions. Using the "I" word helps to diffuse any type of resentment the student may have when addressed. It is important as an educator to show your respect for the student.

Practice Makes Perfect!!! Work with your students everyday as if it were the first time in your classroom. Lecture, discuss, motivate and listen to their needs. Have an interchange of ideas bouncing off the lectures. Listen to new theories. Reinforce the subject by answer question forums many times with different students, make them feel part of what is important to pass the subject on to other peers. Repeat the subject matter in difernt ways so as not to bore and lose your student. This is hard work. Feel at this time yhou are enlightning a great mind.

One of the most important factors for student retention is building a good rapport with your students. Make an effort to be supportive even when their answers may not be correct, coax them and help to work them to the point where they will feel confident enough to trust and respect your judgement. Never belittle your students and always find ways of making them want to learn. Every mind is different, it is important to find the right key to fit and be able to build a successful rapport with each and every student.

In order to learn a subject the student must be open to participation in an answer and question discussion. At the same time these same students should have enough respect for each other to be able to accept anothers' point of view and learn from this. Do compare, question and answer to each other in forum type of learning in order to achieve the best possible results available.

When working with differnt age groups it is a good idea to be flexible and remember the style of teaching you had used from prior experiences working with these particular groups. Try to instill the importance of their being able to comprehend and discuss the subject as interpreted by their range of undersanding at their chronological age.