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Jim Stewart wrote:
DeepDiver wrote:

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Remember: at some point, they will be on their own and having to make their
own decisions. Guide them now and rest assured that they will make the right
choices later on. On the other hand, if they're only doing the job correctly
now because of your artificial constraints, what will happen once they no
longer have you imposing those constraints upon them?

Believe me, I'm trying. But I can't
be watching them every minute and I've
got too much invested in them to let
them go.

They are good kids. They keep the
stockroom in order and they don't steal
from me or argue with me. I'm teaching
them and they are learning. They are
the best I've found so far and they
know that the job beats mucking out the
fat fryer at Burger King.

So -- take the time to *show* them how to tell by feel whether
it is the right size screwdriver or not.

First -- explain to them that usually, with Phillips, the right
size screwdriver *looks* too big.

Then show them how the right and wrong screwdrivers *feel* in the
screw head. There is a difference. You know it. Can you explain it to
them so they will?

Next -- *show* them the problems which arise from using the wrong
size screwdriver. The rounded out sockets -- the worn tips which are
more likely to inflict the same damage on the next screw head.

And -- when one of them screws up -- give them the task of
fixing it.

I know that at that age, *I* could have benefited from being
shown how to tell. And back then, I kept coming up with Reed & Prince
screws and tips to make things more complex.

(Of course, now, you can hit the offset Phillips, the Tri-wings,
the secure variants of Allen and Torx, and lord only knows what else. :-)

Enjoy,
DoN.

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