On 3 Sep 2003 21:20:28 GMT, ant penned:

snip

as to men-only lesson, I guess that's got connotations of exclusive
clubs etc. I wonder if there would be a demand for such groups? It'd
be a brave resort that had them, sadly.

ant

It seems like one could get around the whole "accusations of sexism"
issue by simply holding classes designed for different personality
types. So you could have a once- or twice-a-week lesson for "aggressive
beginners" as well as one for "cautious experts," etc. I don't
personally see the point in targetting it to a particular gender,
although I guess some women feel more comfortable learning without men
around. I suppose some men might feel the same way about women.

I'm no expert in education, but it seems (just from observation) that
some people need to feel they understand every nuance before they try
something; other people (like me) prefer an iterative approach in which
they get the broad-brush strokes, try it a few times, get a bit of
feedback, etc. I can't help it -- I get antsy sitting through too much
lecture during sports-oriented classes. (Part of that, in hockey as
well as in skiing, is that I've yet to find a boot that doesn't cause
some sort of discomfort to what they call the "sixth toe." In both
sports, I seem fine as long as I'm moving, but when I have to stand
still, the foot position tends to cause various forms of pain.)

I'm sure there are still other types of learners, too.

--
monique

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