scottsdad Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 @BFTD https://www.instagram.com/p/C2P51IeonwQ/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=6bbeb9e1-9c1c-4ba7-ae53-507c3b5f5851&ig_mid=B62B7959-00B4-4AF3-9752-C69510E60680&img_index=1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 16 minutes ago, Boghead ranter said: It was only when I did a fairly involved Learning Styles module as part of a training course, at my old work, that it fell into place why I made such a poor attempt at my engineering degree (I lasted 16 weeks). Auditory learning, I scored really really poorly (worse than Sons front line), and the bulk of my course, at least the term I did, was sitting in lectures listening to someone, well, lecturing. Visual - not a whole lot better. Like you, I have to read, reread, and reread again multiple times, and even then in 10 minutes time, it's as if I've never read the stuff at all. So, the course support books were little use to me either. Kinesthetic learning - I was off the scale to the opposite degree. If I'd only known this years before, I'd've done something much more differently eg go down an apprenticeship route or summat. The 'learning styles' concept isn't supported by rigorous evidence and has been getting slowly but surely punted in the bin. Not saying that there aren't preferred modes of learning information, but it doesn't seem to follow the 'I'm actually an X/Y/Z type of learner' idea that was getting peddled until recently. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 On 17/01/2024 at 17:18, scottsdad said: I got a delivery today from Campbell's Prime Meat. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 1 hour ago, scottsdad said: @BFTD https://www.instagram.com/p/C2P51IeonwQ/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=6bbeb9e1-9c1c-4ba7-ae53-507c3b5f5851&ig_mid=B62B7959-00B4-4AF3-9752-C69510E60680&img_index=1 Not even in the top hundred best pictures of Mrs Pinault 1 hour ago, Boghead ranter said: It was only when I did a fairly involved Learning Styles module as part of a training course, at my old work, that it fell into place why I made such a poor attempt at my engineering degree (I lasted 16 weeks). Auditory learning, I scored really really poorly (worse than Sons front line), and the bulk of my course, at least the term I did, was sitting in lectures listening to someone, well, lecturing. Visual - not a whole lot better. Like you, I have to read, reread, and reread again multiple times, and even then in 10 minutes time, it's as if I've never read the stuff at all. So, the course support books were little use to me either. Kinesthetic learning - I was off the scale to the opposite degree. If I'd only known this years before, I'd've done something much more differently eg go down an apprenticeship route or summat. That learning styles thing sounds more interesting than the engineering degree probably was I take it this is something that lazy arseholes such as myself could Google to find, as I'm curious. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 7 minutes ago, BFTD said: That learning styles thing sounds more interesting than the engineering degree probably was I take it this is something that lazy arseholes such as myself could Google to find, as I'm curious. From memory, it formed a day of work out of a larger self-development(improvement) course my work put me and my peers thru. After all the work we did, my results were plotted on a scale, my Auditory and Visual learning were in single figures, Kinesthetic (ie practical) was within single figures of the top mark possible. I had to Google to make sure I had the terms right in my post, and saw stuff that @virginton refers to, that less importance should be attached to learning styles (maybe it was a typical 'trendy' thing) but the premise for me was spot on - talk at me or give me manuals/processes to read, I learn virtually nothing. Give me something practical to do alongside other instructions, I pick up stuff really quickly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Nederlander Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 (edited) We did a learning styles thing at work that gave folk characteristics based on animals - Monkeys were hands on, Elephants analytical etc (I think) During roll out I said I used a variety of all methods and was told I was a Zoo Keeper We had to show we'd accounted for the different styles when putting together training packages. Edited to add: I vaguely remember a meeting where folk wore animal badges. Edited January 19 by Ned Nederlander 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 On 17/01/2024 at 14:31, johnnydun said: That's great. Want to try plumbing, worked on industrial valves, pumps and instrumentation for my whole working life and reckon I could transfer that to the domestic plumbing, but always thought it was too late. Give Pitkerro a CV stating this. They're usually pretty decent at taking boys with your background on. Be prepared though, they're some boys on the tools and office. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Jordan Hendo to Ajax. Fucking hell. Multiverse 1995: "Substitution! Jordan Henderson for Frank Rijkaard." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 On 17/01/2024 at 14:31, johnnydun said: That's great. Want to try plumbing, worked on industrial valves, pumps and instrumentation for my whole working life and reckon I could transfer that to the domestic plumbing, but always thought it was too late. *doorbell rings* *door opens* "Good afternoon, im here to service your boiler" *boom-chacka-wah-wah music begins* 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 6 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkant said: *doorbell rings* *door opens* "Good afternoon, im here to service your boiler" *boom-chacka-wah-wah music begins* Fucking hell Mozza. Showing your age. PornHub would have Johnny Sins as a Plumber pumping her valves with his instumentation as soon as he was in the driveway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 22 minutes ago, Venti said: Fucking hell Mozza. Showing your age. PornHub would have Johnny Sins as a Plumber pumping her valves with his instumentation as soon as he was in the driveway. They probably do it all via Teams these days tbh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 2 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkant said: They probably do it all via Teams these days tbh. 'Teams' probably is appropriate in said scenarios. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 23 minutes ago, Venti said: 'Teams' probably is appropriate in said scenarios. As is Zoom, for some folk. Probably. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Someone's failed their test. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 3 hours ago, Zen Archer (Raconteur) said: Someone's failed their test. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 3 hours ago, Zen Archer (Raconteur) said: Someone's failed their test. Fibreglass hull, just call the local auto body shop, patch it over, and then give it the once over with a rattle can. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 On 17/01/2024 at 15:36, ICTChris said: Is vitamin B12 not the one you get in meat and fish? It's vitamin D you get from the sun. B12 deficiency is one that vegans have to watch out for, a lot of vegans supplement B12. You're right - I get them mixed up because I take both! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Just noticed a poster on here - who I won't name, because it's my problem - whose username initially hit me as 'bestincest', so now I'm having flashbacks to late Nineties web pop-ups linking to horrific-sounding porn sites 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 On 17/01/2024 at 09:39, DA Baracus said: I want to get a qualification so that I can get a decent job Your points about studying could have been written by me, Im the exact same thankfully I didn't go to Uni despite teachers being really forceful that it was the best place for me, it really wouldn't have been. Have you thought about the industry you want to get into and then looking at apprenticeships or graduate apprenticeships? Where you can learn and work and it should make the learning more real and logical? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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