Before Ohm's Law, let's solve the law of being 'lost'.

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This series, [Instructor Lilith's 'That won't be on the test, but... it's important'], is a collection of honest thoughts and grumblings, delivering insights and conflicts from the daily educational front lines through the perspective of corporate training instructor 'Lilith Formula'. I am borrowing the power of AI (Gemini) for the writing. As the series title suggests, the content is half-serious and half-entertaining, the kind of thing that 'won't be on the test,' but it comes with a prescription to leave you feeling slightly more positive at the end. Please enjoy it lightheartedly.

At the end of a training session, a student approaches the instructor's desk, clutching their textbook with a slightly apologetic look. In that moment, I secretly brace myself in my heart, thinking, 'Alright, come on over.' It is a beloved scene that has repeated itself many times since I began teaching electrical basics and qualification preparation as an instructor for the training contractor 'Lumitex'.

The Labyrinth named 'Everything'

Especially in lectures for technical sales staff with humanities backgrounds or new employees with no prior experience, it is not uncommon for students to freeze the moment formulas or circuit diagrams appear.

'Um, Lilith-sensei... can I ask a question?' 'Yes, go ahead. Which part did you find difficult?' '...Everything.'

'Everything,' you say. While I feel a slight slump in my heart, I also find myself chuckling internally. What about the position of Ohm's Law that I wrote on the whiteboard, or those circuit diagrams I explained so carefully...? It makes me want to grumble just a little bit, doesn't it?

I understand that feeling well, like being stuck in a bottomless swamp. Being in a state where you cannot even see where you are confused, as if everything is covered in fog. That is the true nature of 'I don't understand anything'.

The moment the fog clears

It can't be helped. I sway my favorite green ribbon a little and go back to the first page of the textbook together with them.

'Well then, let's unravel it one by one from the beginning. Do you remember this part?' 'Oh, the relationship between current and voltage, right? That part is fine.' 'Wonderful. Then, how about this calculation for a series circuit?' '...Oh, I can solve up to here. Oh, I see! I was panicking the moment it became a parallel circuit.'

When we check slowly one-on-one, the boundary between the 'places you understand' and the 'places you are truly stuck' becomes clear. In lectures for a large group, the pace inevitably becomes uniform, and the reality is that there is not enough manpower or time to cover individual differences in understanding for everyone on the spot. That is precisely why this after-school-like time for remaining questions becomes a true breakthrough for them.

The joy of learning, starting from here

By the time I finish answering questions, it is completely dark outside. My administrative work for today has been completely pushed back. While I sigh a little in my heart at the 'guaranteed overtime' course from here on out, seeing the bright faces of the students makes that fatigue blow away.

The fact that they didn't leave their 'I don't understand' as it was, but gathered the courage to come and ask. That thirst for knowledge is a talent more wonderful than anything else.

Just like an electrical circuit, there are moments when, if even one place connects, understanding spreads as if a light has suddenly turned on. Perhaps I love this job as an instructor precisely because I can witness those 'moments when the light turns on'.

What kind of expressions will they show in tomorrow's lecture, having been in the fog at first? Let's move forward together, one step at a time.

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