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Most training is being created by starting at the wrong place. In instructional design - the science of creating training - methodology using the ADDIE model, creating the performance objectives is in Design; creating a slide deck, outline, scenarios and activities is in Develop.

But most instructors start in Develop, missing the entire Analyze and Design Phase.

This means your training is already off the rails.

Sure, people get trained. Sure, people are performing, but creating training starting at Develop means you are missing A LOT of opportunities, creating too generalized a product, or are creating change that never sticks.

It can't stick, because it is missing key elements injected by "expert blindness."

And sure, your people may LOVE your training, but research has shown that participant reactions has almost ZERO correlation with learning.

The fix takes work. The fix takes time. But if your response to fixing things is "well, my way has always worked for me," you're saying EXACTLY what most people claim to hate: "this is the way we've always done it." You literally are doing the way it has always been done...

And it is wrong.

Fix it. #ChangeTheCulture

#PoliceTraining #LawEnforcementTraining #letnec #InstructorDevelopment

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I have talked about my "Case law for training audit" sheet recently and had a lot of people ask for it.

In partnership with @letrainingnetwork , it is now available to use either on their website as a free tool or a downloadable Excel spreadsheet.

Not all cases are SCOTUS. I've heard people say "well, that's not my district so I don't need to worry about it." That's minimum standard mindset and leads to problems. If we build training based on case law regardless of what court it comes from, the more defensible it is. Precedent in one court can support cases in other courts, likewise conflicting case law leads to higher courts.

You can build to the higher standard that meets precedence from anywhere in the country or you can be the case that creates case law.

Your choice.

The link: letrainingnetwork.com/training-case-law-audit

#PoliceTraining #LawEnforcementTraining #letnec #ChangeTheCulture #InstructorDevelopment

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There are a lot of self-declared experts in the training space. There are a lot of instructors that use "time in role" as evidence of their expertise. There are a lot of people flexing their expertise in multiple fields, with multiple applications, in multiple spaces.

But what is an expert?

Here are 7 traits of experts, based on an exceptionally large meta-analysis of research on expertise in multiple fields and industries. These 7 traits are found to be the most common amongst all areas of expertise (Glaser & Chi, 1998). There is still ongoing research, so the list is growing incrementally.

The key is this: research has shown that experts out perform experienced and novices on many levels IN THEIR DOMAIN OF EXPERTISE. But, if experts are faced with the same challenges in a different domain, they are no different than the experienced or novices.

Expertise also does not guarantee the ability to teach. In several studies, experts were actually worse at explaining how to do a task to novices than people who had recently completed the same task as novices. It's called "expert blindness."

While expertise is shown to be highly desired by participants, there is a low correlation to retention and learning based on the expertise of the teacher. In other words, there is A LOT more to teaching than expertise in a topic.

Moral of the story: being an expert isn't enough. Instructor development is essential. Deliberate practice makes expertise, not time doing a task.

#PoliceTraining #LawEnforcementTraining #letnec #ChangeTheCulture #InstructorDevelopment

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Sippin on that Motion Potion #houston #gotrain #police #lawenforcement #htx

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I hear a lot of people taking about how much LE training sucks, especially when recruits come out of basic and can barely do the basics. I hear little about why that leads to solutions.

There is a reason for that.

It is a systems issue, not just one or two things. The problem isn't one of not enough training, it is one of not enough analysis-based, well-designed training being delivered by well-developed philosopher-instructors.

It is a problem of a complete lack of training based on performance analysis.

It can be fixed. There is a solution. It just requires four scary things for a lot of instructors:

Humility.

Work ethic.

Setting standards.

A willingness to CHANGE.

#PoliceTraining #LawEnforcementTraining #letnec #ChangeTheCulture #InstructorDevelopment

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First reps out of the super scooper with the new @rangekinetx hanger.

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Practice your rights. Learn to shoot. Register to vote. 🇺🇸🎯

We had a great time at our San Antonio Young Republicans range day! Our instructors showed us proper firearm safety, handling, and technique and offered a buffet of options to practice with.

Thank you to our instructor @slick_0321 , @mistyspears @grant.moody @jorgefortexas and everyone who came out and made this event such a fun one!

#SanAntonioYoungRepublicans #YoungRepublicans #RangeDay #SecondAmendment #RegisterToVote Texas

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🔥 WE ADDED ANOTHER 2-DAY! 🔥

Sponsored by the @jorgepastorefoundation to put quality training into the hands of law enforcement at an accessible cost.

November is stacking up.

Practical Performance Pistol — 2 Day

📅 November 2–3, 2026 (SOLD OUT)
📅 NEW: November 4–5, 2026

Two opportunities to get after it.

The goal is simple:

RUN THE GUN AT SPEED WHILE MAINTAINING ACCURACY & ACCOUNTABILITY.

We’ll work through:
• Movement
• Drill isolation
• Vision, grip & trigger
• Transitions & gun handling
• Reactive & predictive shooting
• Speed with accountability
• Skill stacking — taking isolated mechanics and putting them together under pressure

This isn’t about collecting drills. It’s about understanding why they work, what they develop, and how to stack those skills into performance on demand.

⚡ LE / First Responder Only
⚡ 2 Full Days
⚡ $150

THE DAY CHOOSES YOU.

Register / Info:
303SolutionsLLC.com

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Here's the learning version of the old "Good, cheap, fast - pick two" thing.

Multiple sources, using multiple methods, reproduced studies, in several cultures have shown, overwhelmingly, that people are exceptionally poor at predicting their knowledge retention or judging what they've learned. There is a constant correlation that shows the most successful learning strategies have the least confidence from participants and vice versa. Yet, our training has rarely changed.

If you choose "high evaluations and high performance," you don't get time to train, because the system doesn't support the methods and strategies to accomplish it. It takes a long time for people to have confidence in what they've learned and the evaluations can't be immediately after a course OR just one.

"High learning retention" and "time to train," means you're going to frustrate people. We've been trained since childhood that "learning looks like this" and we reject and have no confidence in something different.

"High evaluation scores" and "time to train" means you won't have high learning retention. Study after study has demonstrated that the two are diametrically opposed. To get learning retention, you have to make people uncomfortable, let them make mistakes, change things regularly in the class, conduct practiced retrieval, and a host of other things that people don't like, but have demonstrated success.

As things are, our system is not setup to get all three, yet we make decisions on training efficacy on faulty surveys, faulty assessments, and broken training programs.

So, make the argument for change or...

...choose two.

#PoliceTraining #LawEnforcementTraining #ChangeTheCulture #letnec #InstructorDevelopment

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MJ’s Tactical Solutions provides firearms, suppressors, tactical equipment and professional firearm training. They’re committed to offering quality products while helping individuals improve their confidence, knowledge and responsible firearm handling skills.

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#MJsTacticalSolutions #CustomPVCPatches #TacticalPatches #3DPVCPatches #CustomTacticalGear

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Dipping my toes in stage designing for Bayou City match. Designed 3 stages. Did 1 for more of a transitioning stage and 2 of fast and fun.

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