Teaching Adults – 5 Tips for Success

By |2017-09-21T16:16:07+00:00April 24th, 2017|Articles|

Just like learning is hard work, teaching is too. It’s probably harder. While teaching kids is frustrating because they sometimes “just don’t get it,” teaching adults can be frustrating because they sometimes don’t want to “get it.” Individuals within companies charged with training a new workforce are all too often left with inadequate resources and unmotivated participants. Teaching adults is difficult, but these five tips can help you make it successful and, believe it or not, rewarding.

  1. Encourage Questions

Nobody learns by just passively listening to what an instructor has to say. Questions make us think and when we think,