It peeves me somewhat, too.
Learn it once, Learn it right.

Sometimes things are more easily understood by beginners when it's demonstrated by something non-electrical. Fill a cup with water, put a big and a small hole in it. Water flows out both of them. More out of the big hole than the small one. The concept is no more complicated than that.
Spinning an Ohm Wheel around in front of their eyes right off the bat will just make them dizzy.

I taught a 9 year old once about switches, wire sizes, and circuit breakers with a trail of ants that were walking on twigs, just replacing the word ants with amps. She learned the basic ideas in minutes, even understanding a crude 3way made of twigs. I was elated [Linked Image]

I wish some customers could learn as well as she did.

[This message has been edited by electure (edited 12-06-2006).]