I know this advice was in the context of GSEB training...how much does memorizing chapter names etc apply to real world teaching though?
I am not implying you don't teach well, just wondering how useful that sort of information is, I mean I know what extensor action is, but no idea what chapter number is, that doesn't stop me using it though?
I am a 'blue-collar' mechanic. I fix Golfing Machines. Indeed, I build Golfing Machines.
I know how they work.
I can make them more efficient.
And I can repair them with a minimum of disruption to the other working parts.
Those interested in doing the same...can. But first they must pay the price. And that price is learning how The Machine works, the Parts Catalog that is available, and how some parts fit some models and other parts fit other models.
Suppose for a moment that you are a Golfing Machine Mechanic, and you are teaching, say, the Start-Up. As a professional, you know there are only four mission-critical alignments (excepting the Pivot alignments), and you know those four items. So, there are only four items to check. As my friend Comdpa has said, your awareness of these items, once internalized, becomes extremely sensitive, and you are able to spot immediately any mis-alignments.
Your students and those around will say, "You've got a great eye."
No.
You've got an organized eye.
Leona Helmsley, who owns one of the great hotel chains of the world, has a famous saying...
"Everything has a place and everything is in its place."
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