Sex ed wasn't it ?Yup when the kids were taking that stuff in school I knew the terms but had long forgotten what they were or or what they meant. Dangling participle anyone?
Sex ed wasn't it ?Yup when the kids were taking that stuff in school I knew the terms but had long forgotten what they were or or what they meant. Dangling participle anyone?
Unfortunately the instructor syllabus is very out dated and totally unrealistic. When I was doing instructor ratings I had to be very specific about how to teach and how to pass the flight test.About flying instructors, you often get young and bright pilots who instruct for time (experience) building until they can get a “real” flying job on their way to the airlines. That’s OK because you get recently trained instructors but I don’t think they get taught to teach which is a rare skill. I’ve flown with some of those, they know what they want you to do but don’t have the communication skills to get the message across.
I prefer an instructor that is mature and doing it because that’s what they want to do even if it’s a side gig and can work with you to get the job done. They are gold.
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A lot of the ladies in my wife's book club are teachers. All 45 to 65 years old. Here in Saskatchewan, teachers have an average of somewhere around 35 students per class and usually at least 10 of them will be ESL students with very little English and 3 to 6 will be special needs kids with either learning or mental or physical disabilities, or all three. Quite often one or two will have FAS which quite often brings violent tendencies with it. Teachers here are utterly and completely burnt out.A lot of the problem with teachers is that they are supposed to “man” (woman) the assembly lines to run batches of students through and there isn’t enough time to give more personalized instruction or education advice. My mom was a teacher and she really cared.
I'm always fascinated by stories of child prodigies. Kids that achieved way beyond what would be expected or what is average. In every case that I have ever seen they were not public school students. They got a lot of personalized attention from their parents who either had a high level of education or were wealthy enough to be able to spend a lot of time with their kids.A lot of the problem with teachers is that they are supposed to “man” (woman) the assembly lines to run batches of students through and there isn’t enough time to give more personalized instruction or education advice. My mom was a teacher and she really cared.
I know there are very good teachers (and not so good…) out there but the system could be designed better to help students find their niche if they had the mandate and more resources but that’s hard to come by.
About flying instructors, you often get young and bright pilots who instruct for time (experience) building until they can get a “real” flying job on their way to the airlines. That’s OK because you get recently trained instructors but I don’t think they get taught to teach which is a rare skill. I’ve flown with some of those, they know what they want you to do but don’t have the communication skills to get the message across.
I prefer an instructor that is mature and doing it because that’s what they want to do even if it’s a side gig and can work with you to get the job done. They are gold.
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I know a woman that was home schooled. She far exceeded the high school requirements when she was 15, completed Engineering (straight A's ) when she was 19 and then became a patent lawyer shortly after. I don't think she was a genius, just very well taught.I'm always fascinated by stories of child prodigies. Kids that achieved way beyond what would be expected or what is average. In every case that I have ever seen they were not public school students. They got a lot of personalized attention from their parents who either had a high level of education or were wealthy enough to be able to spend a lot of time with their kids.