Student Guide Corner

  I am delighted to report that last week this blog went over 100,000 page views since its inception.    That is certainly a dream come true for me.     Many thanks to everyone who has been kind enough over the years to mention this blog to all of the teachers around you.    As a new year begins, please continue to let people in the education profession know that I try to post my thoughts on teaching 2 or 3 times each month.    Thanks!!! ** About 10 days ago, I released my new book on Amazon:    Don�t Just Dream about Success:    Stack the Odds in Your Favor .    As the title clearly implies, I believe that everyone can become more successful more of the time by following certain tactics.    Proceeds from the sale of this book go to finance CPA review for FREE, the website ( www.CPAreviewforFREE.com ) where candidates can prepare to pass the CPA exam without having to spend a fortune.    I sim...

�Too often, we settle for dreams that merely scratch the surface of our abilities and then wonder why we are dissatisfied with the results.� From the book:    Don�t Just Dream about Success:    Stack the Odds in Your Favor By:    Joe Hoyle (to be published in January 2014)   Returning from Thanksgiving break, virtually all college teachers start looking forward to creating and then grading final exams.    It is a necessary part of the job but it is also an event that can impact the education of each student rather significantly.    Below is a rewritten version of a blog entry that I posted 3 � years ago.    I thought it made a good point back then.    I believe the same thing today. ** Why do you give a final exam to your students? What do you hope to accomplish?   I have talked with many professors over the years and their strategies for final examinations vary greatly from one to the next.   Here ar...