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Working as a teacher, she has hands-on experience with suspected drug user students.
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      Working as a teacher, she has hands-on experience with suspected drug user students.
      Working as a teacher, she has first hand experience with suspected drug user students.







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          "Hands on" means there is/was a physical interaction. You might have hands-on experience baking cookies, for example.



          First hand means "directly." For example, a person who directly worked with drug using students as opposed to someone who read a report the first person wrote about their experience. The person who read the report would be said to have "second hand" knowledge.






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          • But wouldn’t a person with first hand experience likely have hands-on experience as well?
            – J.R.♦
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            @JR Perhaps not - you can experience something firsthand without direct interaction, for example at a sporting event.
            – corsiKa
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            And for the specific example the OP gave, I would suggest 'first hand' over 'hands-on' because they didn't specify a specific action. "Working as a teacher, she has hands-on experience teaching suspected drug user students." would be better than "Working as a teacher, she has hands-on experience with suspected drug user students."
            – Arcanist Lupus
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          • Thanks for the answer. I have also seen hands-on used in a not physical way too, are these exceptional?
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          "Hands on" means there is/was a physical interaction. You might have hands-on experience baking cookies, for example.



          First hand means "directly." For example, a person who directly worked with drug using students as opposed to someone who read a report the first person wrote about their experience. The person who read the report would be said to have "second hand" knowledge.






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          • But wouldn’t a person with first hand experience likely have hands-on experience as well?
            – J.R.♦
            yesterday






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            @JR Perhaps not - you can experience something firsthand without direct interaction, for example at a sporting event.
            – corsiKa
            yesterday






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            And for the specific example the OP gave, I would suggest 'first hand' over 'hands-on' because they didn't specify a specific action. "Working as a teacher, she has hands-on experience teaching suspected drug user students." would be better than "Working as a teacher, she has hands-on experience with suspected drug user students."
            – Arcanist Lupus
            yesterday










          • Thanks for the answer. I have also seen hands-on used in a not physical way too, are these exceptional?
            – user3738870
            19 mins ago


















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          "Hands on" means there is/was a physical interaction. You might have hands-on experience baking cookies, for example.



          First hand means "directly." For example, a person who directly worked with drug using students as opposed to someone who read a report the first person wrote about their experience. The person who read the report would be said to have "second hand" knowledge.






          share|improve this answer





















          • But wouldn’t a person with first hand experience likely have hands-on experience as well?
            – J.R.♦
            yesterday






          • 1




            @JR Perhaps not - you can experience something firsthand without direct interaction, for example at a sporting event.
            – corsiKa
            yesterday






          • 1




            And for the specific example the OP gave, I would suggest 'first hand' over 'hands-on' because they didn't specify a specific action. "Working as a teacher, she has hands-on experience teaching suspected drug user students." would be better than "Working as a teacher, she has hands-on experience with suspected drug user students."
            – Arcanist Lupus
            yesterday










          • Thanks for the answer. I have also seen hands-on used in a not physical way too, are these exceptional?
            – user3738870
            19 mins ago
















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          "Hands on" means there is/was a physical interaction. You might have hands-on experience baking cookies, for example.



          First hand means "directly." For example, a person who directly worked with drug using students as opposed to someone who read a report the first person wrote about their experience. The person who read the report would be said to have "second hand" knowledge.






          share|improve this answer












          "Hands on" means there is/was a physical interaction. You might have hands-on experience baking cookies, for example.



          First hand means "directly." For example, a person who directly worked with drug using students as opposed to someone who read a report the first person wrote about their experience. The person who read the report would be said to have "second hand" knowledge.







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          • But wouldn’t a person with first hand experience likely have hands-on experience as well?
            – J.R.♦
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            @JR Perhaps not - you can experience something firsthand without direct interaction, for example at a sporting event.
            – corsiKa
            yesterday






          • 1




            And for the specific example the OP gave, I would suggest 'first hand' over 'hands-on' because they didn't specify a specific action. "Working as a teacher, she has hands-on experience teaching suspected drug user students." would be better than "Working as a teacher, she has hands-on experience with suspected drug user students."
            – Arcanist Lupus
            yesterday










          • Thanks for the answer. I have also seen hands-on used in a not physical way too, are these exceptional?
            – user3738870
            19 mins ago




















          • But wouldn’t a person with first hand experience likely have hands-on experience as well?
            – J.R.♦
            yesterday






          • 1




            @JR Perhaps not - you can experience something firsthand without direct interaction, for example at a sporting event.
            – corsiKa
            yesterday






          • 1




            And for the specific example the OP gave, I would suggest 'first hand' over 'hands-on' because they didn't specify a specific action. "Working as a teacher, she has hands-on experience teaching suspected drug user students." would be better than "Working as a teacher, she has hands-on experience with suspected drug user students."
            – Arcanist Lupus
            yesterday










          • Thanks for the answer. I have also seen hands-on used in a not physical way too, are these exceptional?
            – user3738870
            19 mins ago


















          But wouldn’t a person with first hand experience likely have hands-on experience as well?
          – J.R.♦
          yesterday




          But wouldn’t a person with first hand experience likely have hands-on experience as well?
          – J.R.♦
          yesterday




          1




          1




          @JR Perhaps not - you can experience something firsthand without direct interaction, for example at a sporting event.
          – corsiKa
          yesterday




          @JR Perhaps not - you can experience something firsthand without direct interaction, for example at a sporting event.
          – corsiKa
          yesterday




          1




          1




          And for the specific example the OP gave, I would suggest 'first hand' over 'hands-on' because they didn't specify a specific action. "Working as a teacher, she has hands-on experience teaching suspected drug user students." would be better than "Working as a teacher, she has hands-on experience with suspected drug user students."
          – Arcanist Lupus
          yesterday




          And for the specific example the OP gave, I would suggest 'first hand' over 'hands-on' because they didn't specify a specific action. "Working as a teacher, she has hands-on experience teaching suspected drug user students." would be better than "Working as a teacher, she has hands-on experience with suspected drug user students."
          – Arcanist Lupus
          yesterday












          Thanks for the answer. I have also seen hands-on used in a not physical way too, are these exceptional?
          – user3738870
          19 mins ago






          Thanks for the answer. I have also seen hands-on used in a not physical way too, are these exceptional?
          – user3738870
          19 mins ago




















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