I had a teacher when I was in business school who told us to always write instructions as if the person we are writing them for has absolutely no idea what we are talking about and to use the simplest language possible.
Fortunately I had a lace teacher who understood this concept, she also would demonstrate what she was saying by standing next to us -- not in front of us -- so we would see what she meant from the correct angle. I learned a lot from her, On 4/28/15, Alex Stillwell <alexstillw...@talktalk.net> wrote: > Hi Liz > > I agree with all you say. I prefer to say that it is easier to work with > bobbins of similar type, length and weight as it is easier to achieve a > good > tension and point out that mixing Continental and East Midlands bobbins can > be > uncomfortable, but lacemakers tend to work that out for themselves. > > As for getting cross or shouting. As a teacher I consider that those > actions > are not part of my remit and have no place in a class situation. I am > frequently asked how I have so much patience. As far as teaching is > concerned > I do not know what is meant by the term as regards teaching. If someone > needs > help, then I help them. If I have have answered the same question over five > times then the problem is that I have not answered in a way that that > particular student can understand, not that she has not tried to > understand. > Keeping on asking means that she wants to understand and I have to keep on > looking for another way to give her the answer. We get there in the end. > > I know exactly what you mean about giving precise instructions! The English > language is very prone to mis-interpretation. If it is possible to > mis-interpret, then it will happen – many times. I always have at least > one > student new to a subject when I’m writing. When she asks for more > information, and apologises for not understanding, my answer is ‘ If you > have a problem then there will be many more who have the same and I have to > change it’. > > Providing a student is trying hard to understand, I believe the onus is on > the > teacher to make sure she gets there in the end. > > Happy teaching > > Alex > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
