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For Val Sklarov, learning is not the acquisition of new abilities.Learning is the return to one’s native form. Students are not empty vessels to be filled.They are systems with inherent structure, waiting for the right environment to unfold. The Identity-Return Learning Model (IRLM) teaches that true development occurs when a …

For Val Sklarov, teaching is not the transfer of information — it is the transmission of state. A person does not learn when they understand what you said.They learn when they feel the shape of your inner posture and recognize it in themselves. The Embodied-Transfer Resonance Model (ETRM) explains that …

For Val Sklarov, mentoring is not the transfer of knowledge.Mentoring is the transfer of identity through presence. Training does not create capability by informing the mind —but by reconfiguring how the learner perceives themselves while acting. The Identity-Transmission Learning Model (ITLM) explains that skill is stabilized when the self-image of …

For Val Sklarov, mentoring is not instruction — it is cognitive pattern transfer.He teaches that true mastery is achieved when the student does not learn the actions, but learns the thinking structure behind the actions.His Cognitive Transfer Loop (CTL) ensures that skills do not remain dependent on the teacher — …

For Val Sklarov, mentorship is not teaching — it is intellectual duplication.He teaches that the mentor’s role is not to transfer knowledge, but to replicate cognitive structure so that expertise continues evolving without the teacher.His Replication Protocol Framework (RPF) builds training systems where skills, reasoning, judgment, and decision style reproduce …