Back in the printing business, pleasing the customer was paramount. One year, some guys in suits from corporate taught us managers and coworkers a mantra that would build and maintain business:"Done Right, On Time, Every Time." If we met these parameters for our customers, they would be sure to give us repeat business, and that meant money. On the other hand, late copy and printing jobs ALWAYS equalled disgruntled customers. I worked hard to inculcate reliability in my coworkers, training them to take the customer's expectations seriously. At times we ran late with jobs, and after keeping my customers apprised, they often agreed to let me push back the deadline.
We teachers want the same from our students. Just get the work in on time - every time. Honestly, this is the recipe for success in college.
I worry about some of my students. I really worry about them because many are conditioned to float through high school without treating all significant assignments with a sense of urgency.
We teachers want the same from our students. Just get the work in on time - every time. Honestly, this is the recipe for success in college.
I worry about some of my students. I really worry about them because many are conditioned to float through high school without treating all significant assignments with a sense of urgency.
I believe that you are right about us. College is coming reallly soon and if students dont take it serious now, then it will be harder for them when they reach college. It's very disrespectful when a handful of students do not do the work and if they do not put their game faces on now, they will lose later in the game. High school is all about preparing you for the future and college of course. Some of my classmates need to grow up and stop complaining. Their boss, proffesor, or whoever wil not tolerate it and they will get slapped in the face by reality. Mr. Abrams your a great teacher and if students do not appreciate you, then they dont deserve you, but keep trying.
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ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you at some point with your done right, on time, every time. However, there are some circumstances where we students are over worked and expected too much. But, I am not complaining at all I truly respect what your doing. Although at times I hate it even the fact that you made us sign a contract. But, in my words "It is what it is"
Hey Mr. Abrams, I totally understand what you mean by the mantra. Most of the students in our Senior Project class are laden with a group of other academic and after school commitments. Unfortunately, this is no excuse for your students (seniors) at this point, but its the reality of things. I am not trying to sound better than anyone because I even tend to procrastinate to the last minute. As of now, I am working towards the presentation for monday, so hopefully you like.
ReplyDeleteI believe that many jobs and companies have somewhat of the same policy that you guys had at Kinko's. This pass summer when I worked at Clementon Park, we were taught a mantra something like that. "If you need it done, get it done, do it again". I worked in the food and revenue apartment and often had to satisfy many hungry and impatient customers. If we weren't on time they got angry. I totally agree with what you are saying.
ReplyDeleteThis blog entry is a great way to compare with the way our assignment deadlines are frequently handled in our class. Indeed I know that you may get frustrated with us at times when it comes to when we turn in our homeworks and assignments. I won't deny that I am guilty of missing deadlines and i understand that you want each of your students to be responsible and self-disciplined enough to get things done on time. I apologize for not rising to those standards sometimes.
I agree with what you said, your comparison to paramount. However, I also agree with Twan because we do get very over worked, I have second thoughts about class but I relized if I dont get my act straight now than I never will. We have a mind set that things will be easy after high school but they wont , they will only get harder. As a whole I do agree with you, but I guess I will learn to bite my tounge and roll with the punches.
ReplyDeleteMr. Abrams I really like you as a teacher and I have learned so much with you. "Done right, on time, every time", is a great saying. Sometimes, you load us we so much work, but I understand, you only want us to be better and be prepare for college. The students who complain are more likely to failed in college and they are going to face reality. In the other hand, students have more than just one class, they also probably work after school.
ReplyDeleteMr. Abrams, I completely agree with your blog entry. Some students do see other assignments as more importatn than others when in all, all assignments are equal. In my opinion, I believe that you should not worry about these students. You should focus on students who do care the most and who do the work to the full potenital. If the students do not care by now and they are seniors then they are never going to change. One can only give some much and help so much before it becomes pointless. I see the same thing with my freshman. I worry about them because they do not see the seriousness about high school yet. They think that in high school they will still be "babied" as freshmen when in facet it is the complete opposite. Eventually, the seniors in our class will realize the urgancy of work and they will learn how to prioritize, maybe it just takes the reality of college to get a wake up call.
ReplyDeleteI believe that many jobs and companies have somewhat of the same policy that you guys had at Kinko's. This pass summer when I worked at Clementon Park, we were taught a mantra something like that. "If you need it done, get it done, do it again". I worked in the food and revenue department and often had to satisfy many hungry and impatient customers. If we weren't on time they got angry. I totally agree with what you are saying.
ReplyDeleteThis blog entry is a great way to compare with the way our assignment deadlines are frequently handled in our class. Indeed I know that you may get frustrated with us at times when it comes to when we turn in our homeworks and assignments. I won't deny that I am guilty of missing deadlines and I understand that you want each of your students to be responsible and self-disciplined enough to get things done on time. I apologize for not rising to those standards sometimes.
Mr. Abrams,
ReplyDeleteDone right, on time, every time. I totally agree with you on this subject. Being a student, one takes on the responsibilty to do all homework and classwork and have it turned in on time. Sometimes students just have to much stuff going on that they forget about a homework or run out of time. From previous experiences, I have went to a teacher and asked for a push back on a project or essay. Some teachers will let students slide that always do their homework and get it in on time. But then there are the other teachers that don't want to hear what a student has to say. I agree with Antione, it is what it is and there is nothing you can do about it. I admit sometimes I do not want to do homework but I do it anyway because I am a good student. As a teacher, I can understand your view of this particular subject.
I comprehend what you are trying to say to us but as a student, I am paid in grades and if I neglect to FINISH my entry, my grade will suffer and I'm the only one who is going to get hurt. While you worked at kinkos (TM), you had to consider the business as a whole; if you didn't maintain your mantra, "Done Right, On Time, Every Time", you would loose more and more customers. By loosing customers, not only would you suffer, all of the employees would suffer. I didn't neglect to finish my entry as an attempt to disrespect or worry you, I've been going through a hard time and honestly, I feel disrespected that it's now the entire senior projects business that I (and some of my classmates) didn't have the time or patience to complete my last blog entry. I apologize that you feel that way and in the future, I will continue to try my best because I have been trying believe it or not.
ReplyDeleteI have never had a job before, or any real position of responsibility, so I already know I've been doing poorly at keeping up with the responsiblities in this class. I have been having trouble keeping up with several classes, and I'm dragging behind so far. I do apologize for doing poorly, and I'll be trying to learn how to better manage the work I recieve from my classes.
ReplyDeleteI agree that we need to get ready for college, and in preparing, we must get into the habit of getting our work done. At the same time, this whole idea of blogging for homework is a big change. I feel as though you are trying to say that we just didn't do our work because we didn't feel like it. In some cases, you may be correct, but not everyone just decided not to do their work. Not to make excuses, however, some people are still trying to get used to blogging, and others don't have computers at home, which makes it even more difficult to get the work in on time. I know there are libraries, yet, in such a short period of time, it is not always possible for people to get there. College is coming quickly, yet we all still have a little time to grow and learn.
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