Teaching Traders
I am trying to educate traders. I use one on one sessions, group sessions, video analysis, trading scenarios and tactical periodization (moments in the market).
Teaching, coaching and development isn’t all about what I know. Every teacher or coach has experience and knowledge.
It’s all about what the student learns, and students all learn differently.
Visual learners (seeing)
visual aids that represent ideas using methods other than words
graphs
charts
diagrams
symbols
video
Analytic learners (reflecting/connecting)
readers
reflective observers
strong in imaginative ability and discussion
strong in inductive reasoning* and creation of theories
fact focussed – concentrate on a series of facts that move toward a gradual understanding of an overall concept
appreciate having information introduced in a step-by-step approach
tend to concentrate for long stretches at a time without taking breaks
prefer to work alone on a single task until it is completed.
Kinaesthetic learners (moving/doing)
“hands-on” practical doing and application of theories
learn via experience
moving
touching
doing (active exploration, projects, experiments, etc.)
Auditory learners (listening)
lectures
discussions
tapes/CDs/mp3s
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Old Approach
The old approach was the instructional/prescriptive method.
Here the teacher or coach is the expert, has all the answers and he tells the student
what the student has done, why he has done it incorrectly and what he needs to do to put it right.
There was no attempt to find out what the student was thinking, why he took the trade he did
or the nature of his reasoning.
If the student doesn’t understand then learning does not take place.
New Approach
I am convinced implicit learning (where student works things out for themselves,
guided by their teacher/coach) is hugely more powerful than ‘telling’.
Times have changed.