Some Thoughts of Others Ronald W. Luce Hocking Technical College

• Students want individualized instruction. They all want to have their individual needs met. They want to feel like they are more than part of a crowd, that their individual talents and abilities are respected.

• They want teachers who are real people, who recognize them as human beings -- teachers who care about them -- not just their test performance.

• They want to be challenged, not decimated.

• They want caretakers who check on them regularly, who support their individual learning, who inform them individually of their progress, and who assign a variety of tasks that give them the opportunity to learn in modes that fit their individual styles.

• They like teachers who talk at their level, who can joke and take a joke, and who let them talk and learn with other students.

• They like clear, complete explanations and concrete examples, thorough (but brief) explanations of difficult concepts, and opportunities to have their questions answered.