MSF
Well, after three sequential weekends of full time MSF training (Friday night 5-10, Saturday 8-5, Sunday 8-5) and working full time, going to physical therapy and attempting to have a life on top of it all, I have now passed my Motorcycle Safety Foundation Rider Coach Preparation training. Which means that I can teach MSF anywhere in the country, anywhere in the world. On top of that, it pays well and is part-time. I'm excited to be a new rider's positive first experience in the motorcycling world, and to help new riders learn about safety.
It's a sweet gig. My first shift is on Saturday, December 1.
The training was exhausting and stressful. I don't know why, but our Rider Coach trainer made me really nervous. He wasn't very forthcoming with information or assessments of us, and I just happen to be one of those people who likes to know where I stand. The MSF is all about "adult learning," which is a method of teaching in which people aren't "taught," per se, but instead encouraged to find the answers out themselves. Works great for adults who have psychological barriers to learning like big egos, inability to adapt to change, and so on, but I'm a pretty receptive student with a deep love for efficiency. The most efficient way to learn is to simply be given the information, to digest it, and then to practice it; it takes too long to guide me down a rambling path where I will discover the answers on my own.
They don't teach you in law or medical school this way, do they? Just curious...
It's a sweet gig. My first shift is on Saturday, December 1.
The training was exhausting and stressful. I don't know why, but our Rider Coach trainer made me really nervous. He wasn't very forthcoming with information or assessments of us, and I just happen to be one of those people who likes to know where I stand. The MSF is all about "adult learning," which is a method of teaching in which people aren't "taught," per se, but instead encouraged to find the answers out themselves. Works great for adults who have psychological barriers to learning like big egos, inability to adapt to change, and so on, but I'm a pretty receptive student with a deep love for efficiency. The most efficient way to learn is to simply be given the information, to digest it, and then to practice it; it takes too long to guide me down a rambling path where I will discover the answers on my own.
They don't teach you in law or medical school this way, do they? Just curious...