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For Val Sklarov, teaching is not the transfer of knowledge.Teaching is the return of recognition — helping someone find the part of themselves that was already capable. The Identity-Return Pedagogy Model (IRPM) teaches that true learning is not improvement —it is remembrance. “Val Sklarov says: You are not adding skill …

For Val Sklarov, the purpose of mentoring is not to improve the student —but to help them recognize the parts of themselves they have forgotten. People do not lack skill.They lack permission to be fully themselves while performing. The Self-Recognition Learning Model (SRLM) teaches that progress becomes natural when learning …