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:
Jun
10
Category Archives: Stupid Trainer Tricks
May
29
Trainers Don’t know Squat About Even the Basics of Stress
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.
May
23
Numbers, Words, Labels, Performance Appraisals, Ratings, Oh My
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:
May
18
Sex Training versus Sex Education (difference between training and education)
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?
May
16
More on Distinction between training and learning
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:
May
10
Learning happens where? Trainer suggests in the mouth.
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:
May
04
Oh those wacky trainers — Who is a trainer, anyway!
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
> trainers.”
I think the problem here is a lot of confusion. If I help someone learn to
tie their shoes, am I a “trainer”? If I coach Don so he can build a
bookcase, am I a “trainer”?