In teaching over the decades, I have found that you have to accommodate the learning ability of the student, and that means presenting the same concept, different ways. I believe we covered this more recently, and Liz? gave some pertinent details, but simply stated, some process right brained, and some left. Analogies, metaphors, overview concepts and goals, also help. With mood and temperament, I think some teachers/people forget, that you get more bees with honey, than vinegar. :)
That doesn't compensate for people/students who just want something, and want it now, and aren't willing to invest, literally nor figuratively. They wimp and whine and you are supposed to do it for them, or they blame you. I woman without glasses she needs, tells me her vanity may be more important than learning lace. If that is she was she is approaching it, then why not teach it to her like Braille? I feel my knitting, thinking that if (God forbid) I am old and cannot see, at least I can knit by feel, but I digress. I was raised that if it is wrong, you take it all out and start over) and so many balk at that, but it does teach the perseverance needed for hard or long projects. I guess that all of it boils down to personal responsibility on all fronts, and going the extra mile. I have a friend who keeps having stressful things happen in her life, and she threatens a nervous breakdown and fearing that one more thing goes wrong...sure enough, it does. I told her to change it to, "If there is something I am to learn from life, then bring it on!" She gasped, but I noticed that she mustered up her courage and now her life is smooth. My aunt just called to ask how my father was, and she was saying that she is ornery, and she heard that the ornery ones live longest. I laughed and said that that is probably what it really takes in life...a bit of fortitude! And so with lace! (grinning) Best, Susan Reishus - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
