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Subject:Re: Trying to avoid... From:Melissa Hunter-Kilmer <mhunterk -at- BNA -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 18 Sep 1997 08:42:06 EST
Pat Gantt <pagantt -at- POSTOFFICE -dot- WORLDNET -dot- ATT -dot- NET> wrote:
> > So here it is... what are some terms that
> > can be used that avoid the negative connotations
> > of these:
> >
> > education ?
> > train ?
> > teach ?
> > instruct ?
> >
My colleague who does training is an instructional designer and
trainer. She *never* teaches. There's a difference that I haven't
grasped yet.
What's wrong with "educator"?
Melissa Hunter-Kilmer
mhunterk -at- bna -dot- com
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