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Post by puffy on Dec 10, 2019 19:29:26 GMT -5
It's always been easier for me to learn if someone shows me how to do something rather than just telling me how. I've always wondered if maybe I'm a bit odd in that respect..I recently happened to have a conversation with a fella who's a first grade school teacher..He told me that he uses visuals to teach.He says that kids learn easier if you show them rather than just tell them...You See..I'm not odd..I'm as smart as the average first grader.
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 11, 2019 0:13:59 GMT -5
I've learned a ton of stuff from just reading about it. The old Motor Manuals were the best ever. The first things I learned was from being shown. So I think that is the important first step. If you show someone how to do something, progression from step to step, then they can apply that to their future learning.
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Post by daveinlax on Dec 11, 2019 0:24:34 GMT -5
I understand. I watch YouTube video's before I do just about everything.  |
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Post by kxg on Dec 11, 2019 0:37:07 GMT -5
Yes. For me, learning by seeing is far easier than learning by hearing, unless the instructor is exceptionally skilled. I believe verbal communication is one of the most difficult and complex tasks in which we engage; far more difficult than we give it credit. Which might help explain the enormous amount of misunderstanding in our world.
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Post by chasingembers on Dec 11, 2019 1:22:04 GMT -5
I'm more of a hands on learner.
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Post by taharris on Dec 11, 2019 5:23:03 GMT -5
I’ve heard that there are three types of learners: those who learn best by doing a task, those who learn best by hearing instructions, and those who learn best by reading about it.
I’ve always learned best by doing.
Todd
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Post by kbareit on Dec 11, 2019 5:53:19 GMT -5
I can watch something to get the basic idea but don't fully understand what I'm doing until I physically do it myself. I'm a hands on learner.
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Post by Legend Lover on Dec 11, 2019 6:47:08 GMT -5
I was told about VARK. Visual Audio Reading Kinesthetic (which I think means hands-on). I'm the last one - I learn by getting my hands dirty. Visuals are good, but doesn't compare to me getting my hands dirty by taking apart and testing etc. Reading is useless for me, as is audio. |
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Post by roadsdiverged on Dec 11, 2019 7:15:35 GMT -5
Hands on, trial and error.
Show me once, and I'll figure it out from there. It's how I learned to cut crown mould and rafters correctly. The more expensive the piece of wood, the more times I measure. Theres a huge difference in cutting a yellow pine rafter and a 100+ year old rough sawn rafter that's going to be exposed.
Things I dont know and cant call someone for help... YouTube
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Post by Kerley0319 on Dec 11, 2019 8:19:17 GMT -5
I learn best from a mixture off all three. Tell me - you do - i do.
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Post by just ol ed on Dec 11, 2019 8:35:42 GMT -5
being born learning disabled (lack of oxygen at birth set me back), 'tho real slow, I've managed to get this far with tech, mostly lots of paper notes, step by step, button by button, over the years. Totally lost with modern technology in general
tryin' my best
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Post by chasingembers on Dec 11, 2019 8:38:29 GMT -5
Totally lost with modern technology in general tryin' my best Ed Duncan, Batavia, NY Me too brother.👍 |
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 11, 2019 10:12:45 GMT -5
I am not comfortable with modern technology, but it's relative. I retired after 20 years of computer network administration. At my last job I spent twenty years taking them from one server on a folding table and dialup modems to 60+ servers running on VMware at 3 data centers, running 6Tb of solid state storage with gigabit ethernet connecting everything. At the Christmas party it was obvious that there were 6 IT people that replaced me. Knowing something isn't the same as liking it. I believe that once you have a basic understanding of how things work in general, you can figure out most everything else with the help of a book or manual.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Dec 11, 2019 10:21:37 GMT -5
visuals...because I am a word guy,,and others' words don't necessarily mean the same to me as to what I understand it to mean.
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 11, 2019 10:27:06 GMT -5
visuals...because I am a word guy,,and others' words don't necessarily mean the same to me as to what I understand it to mean. You must have asked for directions in New Orleans. 😁🤠 |
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Post by oldcajun123 on Dec 11, 2019 10:31:26 GMT -5
 Confession time I have always been very quick to learn, grabbing it and doing it right, which led to my failing, being impatient with people, my cancer in some ways was a blessing, made me more aware that full speed for some people is not their speed, I guess what I’m trying to say it made me a more patient man.
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Post by isett2860 on Dec 11, 2019 10:39:32 GMT -5
I understand. I watch YouTube video's before I do just about everything. Me too! YouTube and Google. Do you think if they ever remake 2001 A Space Odyssey. HAL will be replaced with Google and Alexa? |
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Post by pepesdad1 on Dec 11, 2019 12:15:58 GMT -5
visuals...because I am a word guy,,and others' words don't necessarily mean the same to me as to what I understand it to mean. 🤠 Yeah, and still got lost...fortunately, wife's google maps tells you where to turn, as you approach the right exit. |
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Post by kxg on Dec 11, 2019 17:13:35 GMT -5
Hands on, trial and error. Show me once, and I'll figure it out from there. It's how I learned to cut crown mould and rafters correctly. The more expensive the piece of wood, the more times I measure. Theres a huge difference in cutting a yellow pine rafter and a 100+ year old rough sawn rafter that's going to be exposed. Things I dont know and cant call someone for help... YouTube My Dad could build anything with wood. His mantra was "measure twice, cut once" it has served me well over the years, only I usually measure at least three times. |
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Post by roadsdiverged on Dec 11, 2019 18:09:03 GMT -5
The more expensive the piece of wood, the more my measuring tape comes out. It's one thing to cut a $3 stud too short, and a totally different problem when you cut a $300 beam too short.
Today at work my coworker couldnt figure out how to get a piece of flooring under the door trim. After about 4 tries my boss grabbed it. I said "you get 1 try and I'll show you how to do it correctly." Needless to say, it went under the door on the 6th try.
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Post by monbla256 on Dec 11, 2019 19:20:13 GMT -5
It's always been easier for me to learn if someone shows me how to do something rather than just telling me how. I've always wondered if maybe I'm a bit odd in that respect..I recently happened to have a conversation with a fella who's a first grade school teacher..He told me that he uses visuals to teach.He says that kids learn easier if you show them rather than just tell them...You See..I'm not odd..I'm as smart as the average first grader.  |
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Post by instymp on Dec 11, 2019 19:29:34 GMT -5
I am a bad book learner.
Have done pretty good in business & life but reading about it doesn't work well with me, unless it has to.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2019 20:32:55 GMT -5
Read first do it hands on next. Over the years I have been around a lot of thing that could kill me so it made me pretty skittish to jump in feet first. At 18 I knew everything now that I am getting older I realize how dumb I am.
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Post by toshtego on Dec 11, 2019 21:47:13 GMT -5
I've learned a ton of stuff from just reading about it. The old Motor Manuals were the best ever. The first things I learned was from being shown. So I think that is the important first step. If you show someone how to do something, progression from step to step, then they can apply that to their future learning. I have a few Motor's Manuals from the 19650s and 1960s and early 1970s. I used to own trucks from those years. I still have one 1942 Chevy. I like to read them from time to time in remembrance of how great we were once. |
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Post by bonanzadriver on Dec 11, 2019 21:54:50 GMT -5
Study's have proven that 60% of the folks out there are Visual learners, 40% of folks learn from How you communicate, 10% are What you have to say.
That being said, I've found that YouTube can be an invaluable tool for most of the things I need to know... How to replace the screen on iPhones, replacing the controller on the Dishwasher (this last weekend) and on how to refurb / repair pipes...
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 12, 2019 9:23:09 GMT -5
Agreed that YouTube can be a great learning tool, but I sometimes have to go through 4 or 5 videos before I get one that really shows the process clearly enough.
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Post by oldcajun123 on Dec 12, 2019 9:26:19 GMT -5
You tube is a great tool, I use it,
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Post by puffy on Dec 12, 2019 9:48:48 GMT -5
Before I had my shoulder replaced I watched it done on You Tube.My wife said I was crazy..I just wanted to know what they were going to do to me.
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Confession time I have always been very quick to learn, grabbing it and doing it right, which led to my failing, being impatient with people, my cancer in some ways was a blessing, made me more aware that full speed for some people is not their speed, I guess what I’m trying to say it made me a more patient man.
