Thursday, October 5. 2006
fear the command line
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:D but poor you...
I've faced this gap a few times. You will need to develop (we're doing it also at IOSN) a command line basics/fundamentals prep course first.
If not, then make the prequsites clear. For my next training, I have some "basic" questions to check knowledge. And be firm with the prerequsistes.
As for typing, that's just a sad fact, that many people especially in developing countries, do not know how to type. It's sad in Malaysia because they don't have an excuse, they've been using computers for more than 5 years and yet didn't bother to learn how to type.
For the slow typers, you can set a few practical excercises, for which you go through one, but the rest are on their own time. Otherwise you will be wasting time in frustration.
If not, then make the prequsites clear. For my next training, I have some "basic" questions to check knowledge. And be firm with the prerequsistes.
As for typing, that's just a sad fact, that many people especially in developing countries, do not know how to type. It's sad in Malaysia because they don't have an excuse, they've been using computers for more than 5 years and yet didn't bother to learn how to type.
For the slow typers, you can set a few practical excercises, for which you go through one, but the rest are on their own time. Otherwise you will be wasting time in frustration.
training. been there. done that.
the memories of some students showing you the "Praying Mantis Kung Fu" while typing at console thus making your blood boil stay with me until today.
to prevent you from hanging from taugeh tree, this is how i solve it, based on my painful experiences as a trainer wannabe.
# sarcasm, humour and constant reminding.
you need to constantly remind them about their "inhuman abilities" and "highlight" them during the class in a very sarcastic and humourous way. they may hate you or love you for that but it will make sure they actually LEARN something, that the main purpose they are sent there. called it though love if you want.
# pair up
pair up those who shows you "I knows UNIX" expression or those profess the ability to type with more than TWO fingers with those point-and-clicker. some people are so afraid to ask questions but they most likely will ask their partner. furthermore, it will not make those "I know UNIX" bored to death.
# power and humour of command line
show the the power of the dark side, seduce them. demos the effect of 'rm -rf /', the dirty UNIX jokes such as 'make love' or 'man sex' and the Jurassic Park's "I know UNIX!" or the Hacking scene in Matrix Reloaded. create the impression that people who use command line = COOL SMART ASS
having fun and power to instill fear is the main purpose of "learning" (ahem, joining the dark force). in the end of the day, at least they learned a few dirty unix jokes to tell their co-worker.
jokes aside.
as a trainer, you need LOTS of patience. it is impossible to make them learn what we have learn for years in a few days. in the of the day, what we can do is create awareness among them. nothing more nothing less.
hope you have more fun in your future training. do try the above tricks and tell me if it works for you or not.
the memories of some students showing you the "Praying Mantis Kung Fu" while typing at console thus making your blood boil stay with me until today.
to prevent you from hanging from taugeh tree, this is how i solve it, based on my painful experiences as a trainer wannabe.
# sarcasm, humour and constant reminding.
you need to constantly remind them about their "inhuman abilities" and "highlight" them during the class in a very sarcastic and humourous way. they may hate you or love you for that but it will make sure they actually LEARN something, that the main purpose they are sent there. called it though love if you want.
# pair up
pair up those who shows you "I knows UNIX" expression or those profess the ability to type with more than TWO fingers with those point-and-clicker. some people are so afraid to ask questions but they most likely will ask their partner. furthermore, it will not make those "I know UNIX" bored to death.
# power and humour of command line
show the the power of the dark side, seduce them. demos the effect of 'rm -rf /', the dirty UNIX jokes such as 'make love' or 'man sex' and the Jurassic Park's "I know UNIX!" or the Hacking scene in Matrix Reloaded. create the impression that people who use command line = COOL SMART ASS
having fun and power to instill fear is the main purpose of "learning" (ahem, joining the dark force). in the end of the day, at least they learned a few dirty unix jokes to tell their co-worker.
jokes aside.
as a trainer, you need LOTS of patience. it is impossible to make them learn what we have learn for years in a few days. in the of the day, what we can do is create awareness among them. nothing more nothing less.
hope you have more fun in your future training. do try the above tricks and tell me if it works for you or not.
Errrr......Seriously I have no comments but park here to read the rants 
By the way, making prequsites clear sometimes won't help either, I don't know what network engineers and all those involving in network security operation can't type. They should have at least mess with cisco router or other appliance that need typing and all others console or yeah, blame vendors as well since they make all the devices accesible via click click through beautiful web base.
By the way i found a tip from my collegue for the cd .., maybe next time you can tell type cd and press space bar and then type dot dot. I think this is cool tip!
Say it out LOUD!!!!!
By the way, making prequsites clear sometimes won't help either, I don't know what network engineers and all those involving in network security operation can't type. They should have at least mess with cisco router or other appliance that need typing and all others console or yeah, blame vendors as well since they make all the devices accesible via click click through beautiful web base.
By the way i found a tip from my collegue for the cd .., maybe next time you can tell type cd and press space bar and then type dot dot. I think this is cool tip!
Say it out LOUD!!!!!
Man... As the saying goes.. SUCKS to be You! However, there is an upside to all this (to me at least) is that you've brought happiness to my uneventful day. That, I must thank you.
There's nothing better to cheer yourself up by reading/listening to someone else's plight which is worse in comparison to one's own.
I was/am never a good teacher. I'm an impatient guy.
Tip:Do what my high school teacher did when we made a mistake or something, go to the back of their head, grab a piece of the hair from the base of their neck and give it a tug. They'll remember it the next time.
Hey, if they don't, at least you'll be having fun..
There's nothing better to cheer yourself up by reading/listening to someone else's plight which is worse in comparison to one's own.
I was/am never a good teacher. I'm an impatient guy.
Tip:Do what my high school teacher did when we made a mistake or something, go to the back of their head, grab a piece of the hair from the base of their neck and give it a tug. They'll remember it the next time.
Hey, if they don't, at least you'll be having fun..
lol
people won't learn unless stuff they learn are examinable.
people won't learn unless stuff they learn are examinable.
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