" JimH" jimhUNDERSCOREosudad@yahooDOTcom wrote in message
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Any suggestions on making this go smoother in the future?


Jim,
Keep it fun. No, I meant to say, keep it FUN!
Positive feedback only; we know when we screw up and we don't really enjoy
being told that we screwed up.
When something goes well, praise.
When something goes obviously awry, ask what he thinks he should do
differently next time. If he's right on the mark, offer positive
reinforcement. If he's close, but there's a better way, let him know what
you would have done.
Don't dwell on anything; kids don't like lectures. Which brings it back to
Keep It Fun!
Enjoy the teaching process and remember that he'll make more mistakes early
and fewer mistakes later.
Oh yeah, show him how to turn the incident into a funny historical anecdote.
I'm done.