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Vicarious Apprenticeship at work!

This is pretty much how life is and a simple example of the power of Vicarious Learning.

Vicarious Learning I've always been handy at fix-it jobs around the house and I've tried to train my children to follow suit. Recently one of my sons asked his wife to hold the flashlight while he replaced a faulty electrical switch. Only mildly interested, she asked him after a short pause, 'How did you learn to do this stuff?' 'By holding the flashlight,' he replied."

Posted at 01:54PM Jun 24, 2008 by Finbar Dineen in General  |  Comments[0]