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Walking past the old barber college made me think differently about apprenticeships.
Hands-on training beats online tutorials every time.
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cameronc527mo ago
Honestly online stuff is fine for learning the basic steps, but you really need someone watching you mess up to get good at a trade. I tried learning from videos and kept making the same tiny mistake for weeks until a guy at the shop showed me in two minutes. That muscle memory and quick feedback just doesn't translate through a screen. Tbh the best plan is to use online stuff for the book knowledge, then find any way to get your hands on the real thing.
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the_paul7mo ago
I read a study last year that said welding students in actual shops learned twice as fast as the online-only group. The instant correction makes all the difference, like catching a bad grip before it becomes a habit. Videos are great for showing you how something should look in the end, but they can't see what you're doing wrong in the moment. That hands-on time is where you build the real skill, not just the idea of it. You can watch a hundred haircuts but you still won't know how the hair feels in your hands.
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linda_hill77mo ago
Actually, that's an interesting point. Online tutorials can offer flexibility some hands-on programs just can't match.
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