All fine words of wisdom, and great advice.
May I promote the obvious and provoke the oblivious by proposing that good instruction must include:
= The requirements of student eyes / hands / feet / thought processes (workcycles).
= An lower student workload by building from known to unknown, simple to complex.
= a high level of airmanship and safety.
= An established philosophy of open criticism in the pursuit of continued improvement.
Thus, efficient airborne instruction should include:
1. An efficient flight training profile.
2. Student preparation for each event, “what is purpose of exercise” (Prebrief).
3. Accurate demonstrations, using correct technique (Demo).
4. Direction of student attention to important cues and techniques(DOA).
5. Teaching of complex tasks by breaking them into easier parts(Subdivision).
6. An efficient Handover/Takeover procedure which allows safe student practise and knowing who is controlling at all times(HO/TO).
7. Tracing the student errors to their root cause, and the application of corrections. (Error Correction)
Again, open to the floor
(....he backs away, bows and retreats.....)
------------------
Every mistake is an opportunity to do it better next time.