As a qualified business trainer who supports people taking their qualifications for teaching at colleges who is married to a PTLLS holder (the qualification for teaching vocational skills at collets and other environs) and who's sister literally wrote the book on making learning inclusive I hate the quote by the otherwise wonderful George Bernard Shaw that "those who can't .... Teach"
Jan is absolutely right and sometimes it's more that those who can do something should be prevented from trying to teach. Being able to teach a skill is simple if the learner learns the same way that you do. You simply take them through the steps that you do. But what if they don't learn that way ... What if they don't get the concept the first time you tell them or show them. Do you have the patience to explain it again, and again, and again then try to explain it another way and another ... The comment was passed at my last teaching session that no matter how many times I was asked the same thing but by different learners I never raised my voice, I treated each time as though it was the first time I had been asked it and each learner was important. Teaching lace is a doddle compared to teaching people to cook as you can just focus on the process of learning to make lace and match the teaching to the learners' style. Teaching them to cook involves sharp objects and hot ovens .... So much more chance for death or pain. (I used to give the talk about carrying knives by the side of your leg for safety not up like a sword as it was not speak like a pirate Friday ... But everyone remembered the safety talk!) I actually admire Lacemakers who are honest enough to say they don't have the patience to teach. ( although some of them so and are just a little worried by it) L Sent from my iPad > On 22 Aug 2014, at 15:55, "Jan Tregidgo" <[email protected]> wrote: > > There are many excellent lace makers who are good teachers, but there are > also many who are NOT teachers. They do not have the teaching skills to > impart their specialist knowledge correctly. Everyone learns in a different > way and a fully qualified teacher can draw on their experience to find the > right approach for the lace maker in front of them. - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
