nag...nag....nag

[Yogesh K. Raman]

Honestly, I think trainers who spend time with the trainees to go through the lessons at their pace are much more appreciated than trainers who is too busy covering the lessons on time.

I get a lot of thank yous by giving them attention. i get a lot of comments for improvements when I rush to cover all the topics. i don't earn much, satisfaction mostly comes from appriciative trainees. so most of the time i try to avoid crowded classes and extend class hours...what do u guys think?

[cadcam]

How long are your classes and what is the avreage size of your class?

[Yogesh K. Raman]

10 -12 people, ranging from those who are expert designer, CNC programmer to those who don't know how to use the computer keyboard!

[Jimmy Wakeford from Barefoot CNC]

Mastercam is like math. You have to know the basics before being able to learn the more advanced stuff. In our MC classes we tell trainees that if they only get through the 1st 3 chapters and understand it, that is better than going through the whole book and not understanding it. Everybodylearns differently and at their own pace. If you take the time to make sure that someone understands what they just went over then you are making a "solid" programmer. I try not to answer questions directly, but rather try to ask "leading" questions to get the trainees to find the answers themselves.

 

Sounds to me like your a good instuctor that is not only giving knowledge, but building confidence in your students. (Which imho is just as important.)

[jeff]

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try not to answer questions directly, but rather try to ask "leading" questions to get the trainees to find the answers themselves.

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That's the only way to do it.