Magic in the Classroom

I love this cartoon.  That 'then a miracle occurs' part is what I do for a living - I try to make miracles happen.  No easy feat.  That kind of miracle requires buy-in from the supervisors of the people I am trying to create miracles with and well - supervisors are a busy lot who often think of training as a reward for star trainees, a parking place for trainees that they aren't sure what to do with, or a way to burn money in a budget.  sigh.  Ahh, but when the miracles do happen - it is nothing sort of magical.  When the trainees are motivated, when they receive proper encouragement and reinforcement, when the skills and knowledge are taught in a way that they are retained accurately and the pièce de résistance - when the learning is transferred back to the workplace - it makes me as a trainer want to come back for more.  And so I will...    

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