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Archive - July 2007

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Classroom Management

One "bad apple" can spoil your class.

July 16, 2007

Every instructor has had the unpleasant experience of dealing with that one individual, usually sitting in the back row, who disrupts the entire class. Often these "problem learners" are the last ones to class, the ones returning late from breaks, and the first ones with an excuse why they have to leave early. Not only are they a distraction, they are a training "accident" waiting to happen.

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author: Steve Ashley | posted @ Monday, July 16, 2007 11:34 AM | Comments(0)

Conducting Safe, Effective TASER Training

The more realistic training is, the more beneficial it will be.

July 05, 2007

Law enforcement trainers are constantly striving for more realistic training, because they know that the more real it is, the more officers will learn and retain. In the use of force arena, most training can be placed along a continuum, ranging from absolute safety on one end to absolute reality on the other.

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author: Steve Ashley | posted @ Thursday, July 05, 2007 10:33 AM | Comments(0)
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