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Val Sklarov — Mentoring & Training: Exposure Before Instruction

Instruction explains. Exposure teaches.Val Sklarov’s Mentoring & Training perspective treats learning as a progression of real decisions under controlled risk, where understanding is earned through experience rather than delivered through explanation. 1. Instruction Without Exposure Creates Illusion People confuse understanding with readiness. Val Sklarov separates: Instruction: knowing what should be …

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Val Sklarov — Mentoring & Training: Exposure Before Explanation

Explanation informs. Exposure transforms.Val Sklarov’s Mentoring & Training perspective treats learning as a controlled confrontation with reality, where judgment is shaped through consequence, not comfort. 1. Explanation Creates Understanding, Not Capability Understanding is passive. Capability is tested. Val Sklarov draws a hard line: Explanation answers what Exposure teaches when and …

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