Peeling Oranges is very much like making love to a beautiful woman ?
I'm not sure that your are getting at with your question?
whats the first thing you would tell me (no I\'m not being a disckhead its the fundemental most important thing in instructional technique
Perhaps you could elaborate; I am not an instructor but have aspirations in that direction.
If you said to me, "Teach me to peel an orange", I would say "Why do you want to peel an orange?". I'm looking for the motivation of the 'student' and making sure they are asking for the right thing. I work in IT and often when people say they want X, what they actually need may be very different; X is usually their view of what the best option is but with greater insight, other options may provide a better solution.