NewEnglands_KyoSa
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 14 Jan 2008
Posts: 907
Location: New England
Styles: Moo Duk Kwan Tang Soo Do , Chinese Kempo
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 Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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| bushido_man96 wrote: |
| chuck7413 wrote: |
Some of the things that I try to do and have seen in other teachers that I admire are:
1. Keep the whole class motivated. It is too easy to teach the good students and forget the average student.
2. Adapt teaching style to student. Some learn by hearing, some by seeing and some you have to physically move their body to make them understand the movement.
3. Maintain a sense of humor and fun during class without giving up control. This is very hard to do. |
Excellent points, especially the first one. I always tell the younger black belts who get frustrated with teaching some of the orientations that it is always easy to teach the talented students. Teaching everyone else takes someone special. |
my master instructor always says that to the new instructors, its not the good kids you have to worry about, and pay the most attention to, its the weakest kid you should be working more with. and he's right! 
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