Caring is at Least 27% of the Battle
First an apology for not posting a new article recently. I have been distracted by a kidney failure issue that has taken most of my time and strength. But now I am somewhat back t myself as I start dialysis and search for a volunteer to donate a kidney. Not much fun by the alternative really sucks so I need to do this and locate a donor kidney. Anyhow, it was gratifying to see the results of a Gallup Poll of 30,000 students to try and determine what factors kept a student in school through to graduation. When reviewed it seems that most of the reasons students stayed were related to academic customer service as we have been talking about for some time now. The main reason why students stayed was” I had at least on professor in (college) that got me excited about learning – 63%”. That is a professor has reached out in the classroom through great discussion and teaching or outside of the classroom with extra help or just talking to make students feel that the college is a good and excit...