The coping mechanism I have, I entitled it professionalism or mission first. Again being a child
son of a soldier, you learn that growing up all the time it's mission first, mission first.
and any problems I would have during classes, you know, being a professional always understanding.
the situation always trying to move forward, but the mission first, we need to get the education we need to get the class done.
The mission first, always understanding or into one of my teaching sessions.
I try to make it a business first, or a professional type atmosphere, I always try to tell students or try to teach them
is how to function in a professional atmosphere, that's one of the things we try to teach our young people is how to
to operate professionally, you know how to be in a business setting.
I also try to lead by example
you know I can't expect my students to
to take the education seriously if I don't take teaching them seriously
an example of that that I have my first semester and also with the floods I had some hand surgery
Monday afternoon I taught my class, Tuesday I had surgery, Wednesday I was back in class teaching.
I took no time, but my thing was and as I told them, it was a teachable moment, if I don't take it seriously they'll never take it seriously.
When I tell them to come to class maybe if they don't feel like it, here I am hand in class still teaching.
You know, I lead by example, its a philosophy I live by.
is another one from the military, we fight as we train.
so what that means is I spend as much time training as much time as I can talking to my colleagues at the college
I try and learn as much as I can about the art of teaching, the science that goes into teaching because I know that
the amount of prep time and thinking that went into it will dictate in the end how I act, how I respond.
So I try and train as much as I can, try and talk to teachers as much as I can and lean on experiences the workforce gives me.
Outside of the school, but understanding that you're always prepping for something you're always
you're always training and hopefully you've put into training all that you have, so when you need it it's there, so when you need it it's there.