"Bill Wright" wrote in message
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On 15/09/2018 10:47, ARW wrote:

I would not consider fitting a plug to be an obscure task for an
electrical apprentice, even a first year one. What is obscure is that he
did not fit the plug to the extension lead that he was given but went to
the van and fitted the plug to a roll of flex.

Your instructions must have been unclear to him. This isn't necessarily
your fault. However, a good method is to make the learner speak the
instructions back to you. You check for real understanding. So that he
doesn't think you're babying him say, "OK, now just in case that wasn't
clear, tell me exactly what you have to do, in your own words."

As I'm sure you know teenage often have surprising gaps in their knowledge
and in the very way they their perception works. You are extremely lucky
because you have the rare pleasure of guiding them, helping them, and
generally reconstructing their minds so they become useful human beings.
Enjoy!

It will be hilarious to hear what they have to say about
Adam when they are old fogeys themselves. Corse none
of us will be around to hear that unless they double the
life expectancy and we dont end up as vegys by then.

And yes I took the **** out of him at the wholesalers when he got stuck
trying to get out of the front door with the sign saying pull on it.

Fair enough. Did he cry?