Early on, I was not decisive enough and I was not clear in my instructions.
In much of my instruction I used The Karate Kid method of instruction: Walk on left side of road, safe; walk on right side of road, safe; walk in middle of road, squished like a grape.
My instruction in the Catholic faith had always taught me that I had a vocation to carry out, a particular calling from the Holy Spirit planted at the moment of my baptism.
Sadly, the slower students monopolized the class and that, in turn, slowed down my instruction, and I finally had to talk some of the faster students into tutoring them in exchange for extra credit in order to get anything accomplished.
I suspect one of my failings was to be a bit literal in carrying out my instructions".
"It's them first, Amy next and me last!" Then, to get her own back, she'd feed them forbidden snacks, in defiance of my instructions and, together with Daughter, undermine my training methods and wreck my dog regime.
I own a small restaurant in Chicago, and my instructions to my staff members are that they can make the difference between a new customer having an average meal or a really good one.
Out of earshot of the jury, he told the assembled lawyers, "We have a jury that is muddled, confused and a little bit out of touch with what their responsibilities are in terms of following my instructions on the law".
It's almost impossible to overstate how instrumental PBS has been in my development and instruction.
In my experience, effective instruction almost always requires that a fully engaged teacher establish the learning framework, even when the target audience consists of highly motivated adults.
