Taking tools out of people's hands: bad.
Let the $Man show you is ego based as is
Helpless $Woman can't do anything with these thingies, I need a strong $Man to do it for me, and by the way, I brought cookies for my new hero worshipping/borderline infatuation/torturee...
$Variable: gender, identity, orientation, etc irrelevant, and stereotypes
Not sure there is a pedagogie for mechanics teaching style and skill would be an art, but diy is not the academie. Zen and the Art of, and phaedrus wants the front door.
Yep, difficult days...
From the "I have done this many times before and will show you how" to the deer in the headlights there are many types and temperaments of client. One of the fabulous aspects of bicycles is that in most cases there is two of every thing. One can demonstrate a proceeder and hand the wrench to the client and then they give it a try.There are some things that mistakes are not in the best interest of a happy out come. Like using the chain breaker for the first time. Shorting a chain and having the client practice on the scrap, or truing their wheels for them while explaining the process and then handing them a spare wheel that they can with no loss turn into a pretzel are powerful learning tools.Each client is a different situation.
good digginjimHas your bike collective spent any time actively thinking/talking about pedagogy? What is your philosophy on hands-on learning and why? How does your philosophy fit with your mission?
Do you ever fix the bike for a person who comes in and just make them watch? Or do you fix it and then undo what you have done so that they can do it themselves? What do you do when they get frustrated?
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