[Jewelry making - Article 00100] - Re: [Orchid] Teaching techniques

[Gerald]

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    Students of any age, no matter their background, in this new
    profession need something to use as a guide. I always try and expose
    them to varied styles of setting. If by any chance they wish to
    improvise along the way using my methods, great for them. I won't
    "dispatch" them...:>) but instill in them confidence. Confidence is
    so-o-o terribly important at this stage of learning. If they use my
    ideas and improvise on them, fantastic! 

    When I was learning my trade in setting, I listened and watched my
    mentor/teacher all the time. With a wee bit of creativity, I again
    improvised and carried his "flaming torch", and here I am! Everyone
    needs a "mentor in learning" to use as a base and then to eventually
    work with. 

    Once this whetting of their appetite is sweetened with knowledge, I
    mold them more. After that semester is over, I will again (next
    semester) guide them into more difficult styles of setting. Up the
    rungs in the ladder of learning. Sorry for being so darned poetic
    and eloquent!...gerry!

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