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1- I learned how to catch sturgeon. 2- I learned how to tie a fishing knot that will not slip. 3- I have learned thru trial and error how to land a big fish in a net. 4- I have learned that my computer skills are in need of inprovement 5- In the past year I have learned to appreciate quiet time alone with my wife, this is something that we have really never had since we had five children in **our** house at times. 6- .I learner how to be a better listener, keep my mouth shut! 7- I have learned to respect my students more not because of what they do (welding) but by who they are, their own abilities and their own talents that I can nututure and develope. 8- I learned how to paint aluminum, using the correct primer is important. 9- I have learned with my wife how to attach outdoor carpet to plywood. 10- I learned last night that you never stop learning, that I need to strive forward and keep up with technology. My best teacher was my grade 10,11,12 welding teacher. He was the best because of the way that he treated me. He lead by example and truely cared for his students. He did not accept work that was done in haste he could see thru that. He brought out a attitude in me that still is with me today. To strive to do better and never be satisified with saying" good enough", always try to make the job that you are doing your best! I learned to value my efforts and to have a hign standard in regard to quality.
 * Ten things that I learned in the past year**.
 * Who was your best teacher? Why? What did I learn from that teacher?**


 * Who was my worst teacher? Were they your worst teacher when you had them or do you now realize that they actually didn't teach you full opportunities**.

My worst teacher is very easy to identify, she was my grade 4 home room teacher. My sisters had her as their teacher in the years before I met her. One of my sisters had trouble with this teacher, and eventually this went to the school board over an issue.Anyhow to make a long story short she made my school year very hard, and singled me out. It was hard enough I had just moved to Canada from the USA three years earlier and the farm kids picked on us just because we were different. She never gave me full opportunities because she used her position as a personal vendetta to get even with my sisters, this is just my personal thoughts on that year.

My best learning experience was in 1983 at Selkirk Manitoba I was taking a pressure welding course, the teacher pushed me and taught me techniques that were difficult but by working hard and paying attention to detals I was able to challenge and pass a department of labor pressure test. I now realize that I really wanted this welders licence, that welding was a part of me, I found it easy after a lot of hard work. I had a goal and worked toward it with all of my might.By passing this test and beginning to master and apply these skills in a job made me feel that I had achieved a personal goal.
 * What was your best learning experience? Why?**


 * //What was your best teaching experience? Why?// Who and what did you te**