Some teachers disregard metaphors and consider them 'throwaways' or 'filler'. But many with exquisite rapport skills have learned to listen very carefully to the language their students use so that they can converse within the logic or 'frame' of their metaphors.
Training in the USA in Clean Language and Symbolic Modelling with Marian Way 'Less is More' May 1-2 2010 San Luis Obispo, California and May 4-5 2010 Portland, Oregon 'More to Explore' May 6-8 2010 Portland, Oregon