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Povenmire's Seven Golden Rules
of Instruction
Every so often I have had a dramatic moment of insight. These have come to me one at a time after beating my head against a problem for so long that I finally took time to look at it.
The mental process which produced these insights is like that of the golfer who kept making stupid mistakes. His buddy has sold him several "smart pills" during their round. He bought one more, just before his 18th tee shot. Before he swallowed it, he took his first good look at it. All of a sudden it came to him. He said
"Hey! These aren't smart pills, these are rabbit pellets!"
"Now you're getting smart!" said his good buddy.
According to the FAA Aviation Instructor's Handbook, this is called "gaining an insight."
Well, here are these seven golden insights that I want to pass on to you. They are consistent with modern philosophy of education and with psychological theory. Granted, in pilot training we are primarily teaching motor skills, but the same concepts work for any teaching endeavor.
Here they are one at a time.
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