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Hey Bill you sound just like one of the clubs novice instructors

Its on my resumé - haha. I helped teach code in our club's novice classes back in the 70s.

Its interesting to see how people learn - or don't learn. I recall two young fellows about 10 years old who came from an outlying town every week for the classes. They picked up the code like a magnet mainly because they practiced a lot with each other.
On the other side of the coin there was an arrogant CBer who stood up in the middle of practice, yelled out some cusswords and stormed out.

I guess its also fair to say that mental attitude means a lot as well. Some folks are almost convinced they can't learn it and that sometimes becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.