The Curmudgeonly Trainer

Another oft quoted set of statistics often stated by trainers has to do with differing retention rates for different learning activities. Here’s a message on trainer posted, and my response.
Rita wrote:
> Thank you all for your feedback on training retention rate statistics. My
> apologies for this long message.
>
> I have the information now, although slightly [...]

Sadly, even trainers who ought to know more about stress don’t always. While there are many good trainers in stress management, there are a lot of bad ones with superficial understanding.
Here’s an example of one trainers attempt to explain stress, and my response.
I had a couple of email questions regarding my response and I have [...]

It’s scary. Just plain scary. A person who’s identity I have removed - a an HR person/trainers said about employee rankings and ratings:
On 11 May 2004 at 21:23, edllarena wrote:
The use “words” or “numbers” (or both) in evaluating or “rating a performance” is very common. Some people find “words” to be more accurate in describing [...]

Honestly, I don’t get why trainers continue to make the following idiot statement to explain the difference between training and education.
Would you rather have your 13-year old go to a sex education class or a sex  training class?
When I see a trainer say this kind of thing, i immediately want to make sure he or [...]

I’m not downgrading what you are suggesting, but I don’t want my surgeon to have “learned ONLY by doing”
Go figure. Here’s another exchange between myself and John Howe about the relationships between training and learning.
John Howe wrote:
> “Learning” is (solely) an activity of learners. It does not require
> “training” for it to occur. [...]

This one of the examples where a trainer seems to hold beliefs and writes something that has to make your head shake. The key element here is highlighted in red. If you can figure it out and explain it, let me know in commentary.
A Trainer wrote:
> My point is that it was an effective ploy [...]

Don Clark, one of my favorite online debaters said, in reference to who a trainer is, said:
> Actually, my mother taught me how to cook and my grandfather taught
> me carpentry, both are which are skills that a lot of organizations
> do train. And it did NOT take them “literally years, to become a good
> [...]

You’d be surprised how many trainers believe that training and learning mean the same thing, which is one of the scariest indictments of at least some trainers one can imagine. It’s like not understanding the difference between driving a car or riding in a car. Or listening and speaking. Or being sick and doctoring the [...]