When I was teaching fly casting a woman told me, men teachers take the rod and show you how while women teachers let you cast and make corrections. I'm not sure you can generalize man vs woman but I think the message it true. A good mentor watches, makes corrections and lets the student do the work. On the other hand I've seen too many take the tool make the cut themselves and say, "Just like that". That's like watching a video, only the eyes and ears are in play. We know turning is about feel, finding the sweet spot. I think a lot of really good turners take that last clean cut for granted, their muscle memory is in place while a new person has no idea. Interested in other's thoughts.