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Originally Posted by Incognitas
I was trying to point out that balance is the key when offering advice AND encouragement to students.Sure you point out the drawbacks but you still have to encourage a student enough that they don't give up on dreams and plans too early.
I''ve made a few paux pas in this respect in my time.The worst is to trample on a childs/students enthusiasm to such an extent that they never try anything that is not safe and secure in the future.
The very worst experience is to stand in front of a class and ask a question that is well within the capabilities of the students present and not one will put up a hand to answer because they are scared of getting the answer wrong.That is the most depressing aspect for me,that our children are so afraid to fail that they won't answer a question that they DO know the answer to.
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we HAVE encouraged him ... where has anyone said "don't do it, you're not capable", *hint* nowhere! We've encouraged him to learn the basics he'll need to do what he wants, it strikes me that you're arguing purely for arguings sake!