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Tell Them Why
The apprentice is standing at the stringers with the saw you just handed back, and he thinks you're punishing him. Tell him why you didn't fix them yourself. Say it out loud if you can.
Explain it in your words
Tell the apprentice why you handed the stringers back instead of fixing them yourself
A first-year apprentice who thinks you're punishing him
Type or record your explanation
Check my explanationOnly you see what you write here
Two or three sentences is plenty. Say it the way you'd say it at the saw.