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Started by Larry Mangum, November 07, 2018, 01:56:12 PM

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Larry Mangum

Not trying to pick on or attack Eclipse, but he made my point. How did his response to SCoonts post help the conversation along?  If SCoonts, felt that he was denigrated, mocked or besmirched, how can any of us say he was not. We do not know how he felt. So we might want to consider how our response is going to be taken by the person we are replying to.  We all have offended or hurt someone without meaning to, and yes sometimes the truth hurts, but if delivered in the right voice, the response can be given, in a manner that does not denigrate, mock, or besmirch someone.

In another reply to this post on "civility", a member mentioned that he sees CAP TALK as an after-hours coffee shop or beer hall. That is concerning, when you consider the gambit of people on this board reigns all the way from newbie cadets to crusty seniors. Perhaps we need to govern our behaviors by the lowest common denominators, which is a young cadet. If your reply is not within the bounds of something you would say to a cadet, then maybe you should reconsider the post. 

I started this conversation / topic due to a concern that a good resource for everyone in CAP, was becoming useless to anyone, due to the uncivility being displayed at times.  Even if someone is asking a question that may be easy to find an answer to in a regulation, for some of us. That does not mean it is easy for a newbie. So replying to such a question in a snarky or sarcastic manner does not help them nor your reputation, to be honest. Next time that person asks a question, if he or she comes back, you might be the only person with the correct answer. What are the odds the person will value your answer, if they perceived you as being rude or denigrating to them the last time.
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TheSkyHornet

Quote from: Larry Mangum on November 08, 2018, 03:49:02 PM
Not trying to pick on or attack Eclipse, but he made my point. How did his response to SCoonts post help the conversation along?  If SCoonts, felt that he was denigrated, mocked or besmirched, how can any of us say he was not. We do not know how he felt. So we might want to consider how our response is going to be taken by the person we are replying to.  We all have offended or hurt someone without meaning to, and yes sometimes the truth hurts, but if delivered in the right voice, the response can be given, in a manner that does not denigrate, mock, or besmirch someone.

No disagreement.

However, at the same time, your feelings about a situation are subjective. Intent is a huge part of 'hurting someone's feelings.' It may not have been intentional, but that's how it played out. You can't necessarily control how someone reacts to your statement.

QuoteI started this conversation / topic due to a concern that a good resource for everyone in CAP, was becoming useless to anyone, due to the uncivility being displayed at times.  Even if someone is asking a question that may be easy to find an answer to in a regulation, for some of us. That does not mean it is easy for a newbie. So replying to such a question in a snarky or sarcastic manner does not help them nor your reputation, to be honest. Next time that person asks a question, if he or she comes back, you might be the only person with the correct answer. What are the odds the person will value your answer, if they perceived you as being rude or denigrating to them the last time.

What if we treated CAP Talk like a unit training meeting:
Someone comes up and asks a question. You say "Did you find it in the manual?" "I didn't check." "Okay, go back and check before you ask."

People would call it snarky and unhelpful. "Why don't you just have some courtesy and answer the person's question." "Because they obviously didn't do the work to actually research it; they just asked."

There's different ways to handle different topics. There are definitely times where I read topics and go "Was that really necessary?" But there are also times where an appropriate answer might very well be "Read the book."

There's a caveat to be made here:
CAP Talk is an UNOFFICIAL message board. The answers provided here are in conversational dialogue, not official mandate or directive. Even someone citing a manual to you is purely informative. It's not your chain of command making an official statement on behalf of regulatory interpretation and enforcement.

There are a lot of questions asked here that should be redirected back to the person's unit. And there are a number of times where the same person posts over and over with similar lines of questioning to which they obviously still never discussed it at the local level. They bring it to a social media forum to grieve or solidify an opinion and don't necessarily accept the criticism of "You need to address this with your unit."

All that said, replies, both critical and informational, should be professional, courteous, respectful, and to a point. As the dialogue progresses, anticipate more feedback. Avoid it getting personal.


My role on CAP Talk: Give guidance when able, and receive guidance along the way.

I mean to speak for nobody else or in defense or opposition to anyone on here. This is just my own opinion presented by me with nobody in particular in mind. I'm becoming better at just moving on rather than replying to a number of topics, as well as deleting a post before I submit it after I go "Why are you even saying that?" Responders, just as OP's, should follow the same suit at times.

We're talking a lot about how to be civil in replying to someone. Lest we ignore those who make the initial post that should perhaps also take that step back and ask themselves, "Wait---why am I asking this on here?"

Not to mention the number of people that aren't even actively in CAP....to include those on some of the Facebook groups just the same. Really, if you aren't in, it's not your place to contribute (at least in the active question pool for most topics).


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Quote from: TheSkyHornet on November 08, 2018, 04:20:58 PM

What if we treated CAP Talk like a unit training meeting:
Someone comes up and asks a question. You say "Did you find it in the manual?" "I didn't check." "Okay, go back and check before you ask."

People would call it snarky and unhelpful. "Why don't you just have some courtesy and answer the person's question." "Because they obviously didn't do the work to actually research it; they just asked."

As a teacher in real life, I'll say that the response is snarky and unhelpful because of the wording and tone.  You can say the same thing with different wording that is helpful and encouraging the individual to look in the manual first rather than rebuffing them.  What you're doing is not encouraging them to do anything except look at you from then on as someone who is snarky and unhelpful when they have questions - in other words, someone to avoid.  Which, by the way, is impossible in this kind of forum because we can't keep others from responding to us (unlike Facebook where you're able to block the asshats). 

When it comes to CAP or any volunteer organization, you want someone who has just asked a question of you to go away feeling good about themselves, not feeling like an child who has just been scolded by the principal or a recruit who has been dressed down by a drill instructor.  We're supposed to be supportive of each other -- and especially when you consider the reason for being in CAP is that it's a volunteer service meant to support the community, practicing being supportive is even more applicable.  We can do that in here.  If you can't support other CAP members in this forum, you're not likely to be truly supportive of the community you're supposed to be serving or the USAF as an auxiliary member.  And if you look at that last part of what I just wrote with a cynical eye ("Oh, someone else who's drank the 'Total Force' kool-aid!" ... something that was said to me the first day I posted in this forum during more mocking and denigrating), then you know what?  You should consider getting out of CAP.  Why?  Because you don't 'get' the whole concept of service, excellence, respect, and integrity.  Or, rather than get out, you could improve your outlook and attitude - which would be a plus for CAP, your squadron, and yourself. 

We're supposed to scaffold people as members of CAP and lift them up to the next level of learning and experience, not pull the scaffold out from under them and tell them "better luck next time!".  To say something like, "go back and check before you ask" is what a parent would say to a child.  We aren't parents of cadets and those of us who are senior members aren't children.  Don't treat people in this forum like either and you'll be doing everyone a favor - yourself and CAP, too.

In case someone thinks I'm addressing just SkyHornet as a result of his comments above, I'm not.  I've seen a lot of this in the plethora of posts I've read through that go back years.  This is not a new problem but a current and continuing problem that needs to be addressed and sealt with.  Which is what the OP did with his encouraging and spot on post.  Anyone who doesn't see that is likely part of the problem, not the solution.  I know which side I want to be on: part of the solution.

PHall

Asking somebody to look up something is not being snarky. It's not like the old days where your only access to the regs was at your unit and it was a crap shoot if they were current or not.
Now days you can look them up on line where they are always current and everybody has access.
So how is it being mean by having them actually look it up for themselves? Learning how to find stuff in the regs is a useful skill.

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Quote from: PHall on November 08, 2018, 07:18:47 PM
Asking somebody to look up something is not being snarky. It's not like the old days where your only access to the regs was at your unit and it was a crap shoot if they were current or not.
Now days you can look them up on line where they are always current and everybody has access.
So how is it being mean by having them actually look it up for themselves? Learning how to find stuff in the regs is a useful skill.

I'm going to encourage you to re-read what I wrote above so you can see why the "Look it up for yourself and then we can have a conversation" kind of response isn't appropriate in a group like CAP.  The main reason why is found in these comments: "the response is snarky and unhelpful because of the wording and tone.  You can say the same thing with different wording that is helpful and encouraging the individual to look in the manual first rather than rebuffing them...you want someone who has just asked a question of you to go away feeling good about themselves, not feeling like an child who has just been scolded by the principal or a recruit who has been dressed down by a drill instructor...We're supposed to scaffold people as members of CAP and lift them up to the next level of learning and experience, not pull the scaffold out from under them and tell them "better luck next time!".  To say something like, "go back and check before you ask" is what a parent would say to a child.  We aren't parents of cadets and those of us who are senior members aren't children."

In other words, it has to do with respect for everyone and treating others as you would like to be treated.

Ned

Quote from: PHall on November 08, 2018, 07:18:47 PM
Asking somebody to look up something is not being snarky. It's not like the old days where your only access to the regs was at your unit and it was a crap shoot if they were current or not.
Now days you can look them up on line where they are always current and everybody has access.
So how is it being mean by having them actually look it up for themselves? Learning how to find stuff in the regs is a useful skill.

Phil, I basically agree that it is OK to point someone to the regs, but the larger point is how that is done.  Great and proper advice can be given in a snarky or otherwise inappropriate manner.

The difference between, "I'm pretty sure the information you need is in Chapter X, of CAPR 11-222;" versus "RTFM, Dude."

And often the incivility has little or nothing to do with the OP, but breaks out amongst all of the usual suspects in later responses.  Which I think makes the board appear unfriendly to newcomers and lurkers.


Luis R. Ramos

I am a retired Library teacher. In my career, I had lots of requests from students that were solved by "here is the card catalog / online catalog." Of course I knew the answers, but as a library teacher, the idea was to encourage students to learn to look for the answers themselves.

Some of the questions were "get me a book on ...." Others were "I need a summary of Ulysses (or a different book title)," AFTER I gave them a Cliffs Notes of that book! For those that do not know or do not remember Cliffs Notes is a summary of a book. Almost like those "for Dummies" books.

I see on CAPTalk many, many requests that can be found in the regs and manuals, many, many cadets and new members that are not trying to get those answers on their own.

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Quote from: Luis R. Ramos on November 08, 2018, 08:03:32 PM

I see on CAPTalk many, many requests that can be found in the regs and manuals, many, many cadets and new members that are not trying to get those answers on their own.

Yes, but as someone else alluded to above, often the poster has looked it up or asked someone at their Squadron, didn't like what they found out, and come here to the "coffee house" to seek out someone who might feel the same way they do. Coming here to vent frustrations, find solace, etc..
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Quote from: etodd on November 08, 2018, 08:34:13 PM
Quote from: Luis R. Ramos on November 08, 2018, 08:03:32 PM

I see on CAPTalk many, many requests that can be found in the regs and manuals, many, many cadets and new members that are not trying to get those answers on their own.

Yes, but as someone else alluded to above, often the poster has looked it up or asked someone at their Squadron, didn't like what they found out, and come here to the "coffee house" to seek out someone who might feel the same way they do. Coming here to vent frustrations, find solace, etc..

If the person did, in fact, look it up and couldn't find it (to include asking at the squadron...which we know is the correct route to go but doesn't always produce intended results), then absolutely point them to the right answer.

If the person got their answer and doesn't like it, I can't help them.

You don't need to be snarky on the first bite. It will develop into that when you keep pushing it and don't take some initiative either to find the information out or accept the information already provided.

I've posted questions seeking advice, and sometimes I'm not thrilled with being on the 'wrong side' of the argument I initially posed. But that's life. I accept that I've been told otherwise and stand corrected.

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Quote from: TheSkyHornet on November 08, 2018, 08:42:07 PM
I've posted questions seeking advice, and sometimes I'm not thrilled with being on the 'wrong side' of the argument I initially posed. But that's life. I accept that I've been told otherwise and stand corrected.

Except when you're a cadet and still trying to figure out what life is about, being a jerk to them isn't helpful or a good example.  "Look it up for yourself" isn't appropriate for the first time they've approached a senior member with a question - just give them the answer.  It isn't appropriate for the second time they approach you, either - the second time around, show them where to find it.  If the same question is asked a third time after you've shown them where to find it (and you assume they followed your direction), first consider there might be a comprehension issue (we don't insist our cadets will score high on an IQ test in order to be cadets, after all) and exercise patience.  I cannot stress enough that CAP is a volunteer organization and that modeling respect, integrity, excellence, and service is imperative for the senior members in their interaction not just with cadets but peers, as well.

abdsp51

Quote from: SCoonts on November 08, 2018, 09:02:32 PM
Quote from: TheSkyHornet on November 08, 2018, 08:42:07 PM
I've posted questions seeking advice, and sometimes I'm not thrilled with being on the 'wrong side' of the argument I initially posed. But that's life. I accept that I've been told otherwise and stand corrected.

Except when you're a cadet and still trying to figure out what life is about, being a jerk to them isn't helpful or a good example.  "Look it up for yourself" isn't appropriate for the first time they've approached a senior member with a question - just give them the answer.  It isn't appropriate for the second time they approach you, either - the second time around, show them where to find it.  If the same question is asked a third time after you've shown them where to find it (and you assume they followed your direction), first consider there might be a comprehension issue (we don't insist our cadets will score high on an IQ test in order to be cadets, after all) and exercise patience.  I cannot stress enough that CAP is a volunteer organization and that modeling respect, integrity, excellence, and service is imperative for the senior members in their interaction not just with cadets but peers, as well.

Man I had something really snazzy for this but I'll keep it to myself. 

Look it up is an appropriate whether it's the first time or the 30th time.  Sorry people have this sense of entitlement that everything is owed to them. 

Cadets and members will be better off reading the documents and askig their CoC first before going to social media.  And sorry kids these days need ro learn, understand and deal with how the real world works and not the illusion that's presented. 

You can stress your point all day long doesn't make you anymore right. 

I bet that if you polled everyone coming here asking questions that if they really read the regs or asked their chain more often they haven't. 

Feed a man a fish he eats for a day teach a man to fish he eats for a lifetime. 

To many kids are coddled and pampered and get a huge reality check when they enter the real world.

TheSkyHornet

You're equating being told to go do some research before asking me for the answer to being a jerk. One does not beget the other.

If you come to me asking what shirt you're supposed to wear under your blues short-sleeve, I'm going to say "Did you check the uniform manual or talk to your (whatever their superior is)?" And I'm going to follow up with the staff to say "I had a cadet come up and ask me about the shirts we wear under our Blues. This indicates to me that we need to touch up on uniform wear."

You do a disservice to always answer someone's questions. You deny the cadet the opportunity, and responsibility, to attempt to find out this information on their own without going directly to a senior member. And you deny the cadet leadership the opportunity to assist in helping junior cadets troubleshoot their issues.

There are certain questions that would be appropriate to come talk to me about, especially personal matters. There are certain questions that you should not be going to the top of the chain to have answered, especially when there are 5 other people between me and that person.

And where we are talking about cadets, when not everyone asking questions is a cadet. Not every cadet asking questions is brand-new to CAP. There are different ways to handle different people. It can all be done respectfully and courteously, even if, sometimes, blunt and not the answer they wanted to hear.

No wonder we have Cadet Chief Master Sergeants that can't get a proper haircut or figure out that they need to wear a V-neck with their Blues or a black shirt with their BDUs. At some point you have to pull that person aside and go "Look, you signed up to learn some responsibility, and in learning that responsibility you're going to progress in this program. Someday you'll have other cadets coming to you asking these questions. You learning it now will help you in 6 months or a year when you have that person coming up to you."

It's not mean to not hold someone's hand and point them in the right direction. But you're likely not going to get me quoting a citation from a uniform manual to you when I know you never took the time to look it up, particularly when you know a uniform manual exists and you didn't bother to crack it open. If I had to answer every person's little itty bitty question and never show them how to take some responsibility and learn to research these things as they progress, I'd have a staff that couldn't do anything on their own.

That's an element of the Cadet Great Start: introduce the material to them, and show them where to find this information on their own for the future, or who to ask. Deal with it early on, and you have less issues.

If you come onto social media to ask questions about petty things that should have been resolved at the local level, the appropriate answer is to direct them to the proper standard and suggest they go back to their unit leadership to ask these questions. You give people a route here that says "I don't need to ask the people at my unit; I'll ask strangers on the internet," and you end up with people that can't do anything on their own let alone work with a team.


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QuoteMan I had something really snazzy for this but I'll keep it to myself. 

Look it up is an appropriate whether it's the first time or the 30th time.  Sorry people have this sense of entitlement that everything is owed to them. 

Cadets and members will be better off reading the documents and askig their CoC first before going to social media.  And sorry kids these days need ro learn, understand and deal with how the real world works and not the illusion that's presented. 

You can stress your point all day long doesn't make you anymore right. 

I bet that if you polled everyone coming here asking questions that if they really read the regs or asked their chain more often they haven't. 

Feed a man a fish he eats for a day teach a man to fish he eats for a lifetime. 

To many kids are coddled and pampered and get a huge reality check when they enter the real world.

???

^^^This is me hoping you don't have any contact with cadets.  Seriously.

As I stated above, I'm a professional educator.  Have been for many years.  I work with ages preschool through 12th grade.  All of my students, past to present, will tell you I don't coddle them nor am I the kind of educator who believes in participation trophies.  So there's that.  On the other hand, we are supposed to be helping cadets (who are ages 12-18), not making things harder for them.  Yeah, I get the fishing/hand-out analogy (I'm a political Conservative, so I get it in spades), but we are talking about children here, not grown adults, not college students, not boot-camp recruits.  We're also talking about children who have to deal with crappy home lives, crappy parents, having trouble in school, being bullied by other students, trying to fit in if they are considered a nerd, and hormones.  They are generally coming to CAP to get direction and have boundaries shown to them, not to feel like they do when they are in school or at home.  CAP should be a learning place but it should also be a safe place.  For some cadets, it may be one of the safest places they have.  We should make sure that feeling of boundaries, direction, and safety happens every time we are around them.

Two things I live by in my work with kids are these two nuggets - they've never failed me, and it's why I have kids come up to me years later, even after they've graduated, telling me I was one of their favorite teachers:

- A child may not remember what you told them, a child may not remember what you taught them, but a child will ALWAYS remember how you made them feel. 
- In a world where you can choose to be anything, choose to be kind, helpful, and respectful.

abdsp51

Quote from: SCoonts on November 08, 2018, 09:43:15 PM
QuoteMan I had something really snazzy for this but I'll keep it to myself. 

Look it up is an appropriate whether it's the first time or the 30th time.  Sorry people have this sense of entitlement that everything is owed to them. 

Cadets and members will be better off reading the documents and askig their CoC first before going to social media.  And sorry kids these days need ro learn, understand and deal with how the real world works and not the illusion that's presented. 

You can stress your point all day long doesn't make you anymore right. 

I bet that if you polled everyone coming here asking questions that if they really read the regs or asked their chain more often they haven't. 

Feed a man a fish he eats for a day teach a man to fish he eats for a lifetime. 

To many kids are coddled and pampered and get a huge reality check when they enter the real world.

???

^^^This is me hoping you don't have any contact with cadets.  Seriously.

As I stated above, I'm a professional educator.  Have been for many years.  I work with ages preschool through 12th grade.  All of my students, past to present, will tell you I don't coddle them nor am I the kind of educator who believes in participation trophies.  So there's that.  On the other hand, we are supposed to be helping cadets (who are ages 12-18), not making things harder for them.  Yeah, I get the fishing/hand-out analogy (I'm a political Conservative, so I get it in spades), but we are talking about children here, not grown adults, not college students, not boot-camp recruits.  We're also talking about children who have to deal with crappy home lives, crappy parents, having trouble in school, being bullied by other students, trying to fit in if they are considered a nerd, and hormones.  They are generally coming to CAP to get direction and have boundaries shown to them, not to feel like they do when they are in school or at home.  CAP should be a learning place but it should also be a safe place.  For some cadets, it may be one of the safest places they have.  We should make sure that feeling of boundaries, direction, and safety happens every time we are around them.

Two things I live by in my work with kids are these two nuggets - they've never failed me, and it's why I have kids come up to me years later, even after they've graduated, telling me I was one of their favorite teachers:

- A child may not remember what you told them, a child may not remember what you taught them, but a child will ALWAYS remember how you made them feel. 
- In a world where you can choose to be anything, choose to be kind, helpful, and respectful.

An educator sweet.  Then you need to be prepping them for the real world.  I work with cadets and have and I can guarentee you that many of them appreciate how I do things and how I don't coddle them and spoon feed them everyhing.  I challenge them to think for themselves to research things.

I'm kind but I'm firm and I work to prep the cadets I work with just like my subordinates for reality.  Guess many may not like it then but many reaxh out years later going ot clicks thank you for being you and how you were with me. 

THRAWN

Quote from: abdsp51 on November 08, 2018, 09:54:18 PM
Quote from: SCoonts on November 08, 2018, 09:43:15 PM
QuoteMan I had something really snazzy for this but I'll keep it to myself. 

Look it up is an appropriate whether it's the first time or the 30th time.  Sorry people have this sense of entitlement that everything is owed to them. 

Cadets and members will be better off reading the documents and askig their CoC first before going to social media.  And sorry kids these days need ro learn, understand and deal with how the real world works and not the illusion that's presented. 

You can stress your point all day long doesn't make you anymore right. 

I bet that if you polled everyone coming here asking questions that if they really read the regs or asked their chain more often they haven't. 

Feed a man a fish he eats for a day teach a man to fish he eats for a lifetime. 

To many kids are coddled and pampered and get a huge reality check when they enter the real world.

???

^^^This is me hoping you don't have any contact with cadets.  Seriously.

As I stated above, I'm a professional educator.  Have been for many years.  I work with ages preschool through 12th grade.  All of my students, past to present, will tell you I don't coddle them nor am I the kind of educator who believes in participation trophies.  So there's that.  On the other hand, we are supposed to be helping cadets (who are ages 12-18), not making things harder for them.  Yeah, I get the fishing/hand-out analogy (I'm a political Conservative, so I get it in spades), but we are talking about children here, not grown adults, not college students, not boot-camp recruits.  We're also talking about children who have to deal with crappy home lives, crappy parents, having trouble in school, being bullied by other students, trying to fit in if they are considered a nerd, and hormones.  They are generally coming to CAP to get direction and have boundaries shown to them, not to feel like they do when they are in school or at home.  CAP should be a learning place but it should also be a safe place.  For some cadets, it may be one of the safest places they have.  We should make sure that feeling of boundaries, direction, and safety happens every time we are around them.

Two things I live by in my work with kids are these two nuggets - they've never failed me, and it's why I have kids come up to me years later, even after they've graduated, telling me I was one of their favorite teachers:

- A child may not remember what you told them, a child may not remember what you taught them, but a child will ALWAYS remember how you made them feel. 
- In a world where you can choose to be anything, choose to be kind, helpful, and respectful.

An educator sweet.  Then you need to be prepping them for the real world.  I work with cadets and have and I can guarentee you that many of them appreciate how I do things and how I don't coddle them and spoon feed them everyhing.  I challenge them to think for themselves to research things.

I'm kind but I'm firm and I work to prep the cadets I work with just like my subordinates for reality.  Guess many may not like it then but many reaxh out years later going ot clicks thank you for being you and how you were with me.

Every single memorable teacher, instructor, professor and my sainted mother answered most of my questions with those 3 little words that every boy with joy in his heart wants to hear:

"Look it up."
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Quote from: abdsp51 on November 08, 2018, 09:54:18 PM

An educator sweet.  Then you need to be prepping them for the real world.

I'm guessing from this comment you believe I'm not prepping them for the real world because of my approach.  If that's the case, you couldn't be more wrong.  That said, it seems that most of you commenting are not trained educators and don't understand the difference between coddling and scaffolding.  In that case, no harm, no foul because of inexperience and lack of education on the subject.   

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Quote from: SCoonts on November 08, 2018, 09:43:15 PM
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^^^This is me hoping you don't have any contact with cadets.  Seriously.

That was you, pivoting from a topical discussion into a targeted ad hominem comment, inside a "Civility" thread.

O irony, again.

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Ugh....Dave, can we be done being lectured by the educator now?
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Quote from: SCoonts on November 08, 2018, 10:22:34 PM
Quote from: abdsp51 on November 08, 2018, 09:54:18 PM

An educator sweet.  Then you need to be prepping them for the real world.

I'm guessing from this comment you believe I'm not prepping them for the real world because of my approach.  If that's the case, you couldn't be more wrong.  That said, it seems that most of you commenting are not trained educators and don't understand the difference between coddling and scaffolding.  In that case, no harm, no foul because of inexperience and lack of education on the subject.   


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Luis R. Ramos

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This is me hoping you don't have any contact with cadets.  Seriously.

Another case of the pot calling the kettle black. If this is what you call "scaffolding" your students...

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In that case, no harm, no foul because of inexperience and lack of education on the subject. 

More pot calling kettle...


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