Tune And Identify

Im a 63-year-old pilot completing my IFR training and obtaining a high-performance endorsement for a 182. Virtually all of my training has been with a large flight school in South Florida (name withheld to protect the guilty).In my regular life Im a senior faculty member for a respected trade association. After about 30 years as an educator, Ive learned that a successful learning outcome happens when the teacher is addressing the unique learning styles of each individual student. All of my students are adults with varying skill and education levels. If I teach in a manner that I think is the right way, but fail to connect with the individual student, Ive failed as an instructor.

Key Takeaways:

• The author, an experienced educator, criticizes flight instructors for often failing to adapt their teaching methods to individual student learning styles, leading to student frustration or withdrawal.
• Effective instruction requires instructors to "tune and identify" each student's unique learning approach, employing diverse methods (seeing, listening, doing) and avoiding assumptions about a student's prior knowledge.
• Ultimately, the author asserts that if a student hasn't learned, the responsibility lies with the teacher for not effectively connecting with their individual learning experience.

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