with KG5IE It really depends. I personally prefer to do it after because then I have been able to cover the safe handling portion of the curriculum and whereas I know that the students should be familiar, I want that "warm and fuzzy" that we ALL have the same understanding of things. Also, I explain the procedures for the range and the course of fire. I have done it before class in order to do it in the cool morning, I have done it in the middle of the classroom portion and I have done it after. Did a class last Memorial Day weekend where we split it up. Did about 2 hours of academics, scurrried out to the range to shoot before the afternoon thunderstorms came in and came back inside to finish. That got really exciting as the storm rolled in! First we lost power. Thank goodness for battery back-up on the computer for the power point slides. Then the tornado sirens went of and had to take shelter. After the all clear and no discernable damage, returned to teaching with the computer on battery and the students literally taking notes and their test by candlelight. We got it done and they all passed with no problems. Will make for an exciting story about their class.Search found 1 match
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- Fri Mar 04, 2016 2:19 pm
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- Topic: Proficiency before or after classroom instruction?
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Re: Proficiency before or after classroom instruction?
with KG5IE It really depends. I personally prefer to do it after because then I have been able to cover the safe handling portion of the curriculum and whereas I know that the students should be familiar, I want that "warm and fuzzy" that we ALL have the same understanding of things. Also, I explain the procedures for the range and the course of fire. I have done it before class in order to do it in the cool morning, I have done it in the middle of the classroom portion and I have done it after. Did a class last Memorial Day weekend where we split it up. Did about 2 hours of academics, scurrried out to the range to shoot before the afternoon thunderstorms came in and came back inside to finish. That got really exciting as the storm rolled in! First we lost power. Thank goodness for battery back-up on the computer for the power point slides. Then the tornado sirens went of and had to take shelter. After the all clear and no discernable damage, returned to teaching with the computer on battery and the students literally taking notes and their test by candlelight. We got it done and they all passed with no problems. Will make for an exciting story about their class.