Fight negitiveism with a positive .Students that have a negitive attitude toward their school can come from many issues such as financial aid, poor class or lab grades. These attitudes can be changed with the proper timley intervention this usually starts with instructor observations
Randolph,
You are right, the instructor change mold and help to change attitudes. It really does start with the instructor.
Dr. Larry Banks
I see this as well. If a student is one of those that sits in the back and never does work, but still shows up, they want to be here, but may feel overwhelmed at the requirements. In the Private, for profit schools, we take students who may not have been successful in high school, no study skills, etc, but they still want to better themselves. It is a facade they put on that hids their inner self doubt.
pamela,
The good news is ... you can help them to be successful too. Maybe the first time in their educational life!
Dr. Larry Banks
