Tips for Teaching #1
HOW WELL SHOULD YOU SKI OR RIDE?
In your ski lessons, it's not about how well you ski or ride. It's about how much joy your students have.
Learn to ski or ride well. At all speeds. At slow speeds you can even do it perfectly. However, be clear about the reason for this. It is not so you can impress. It's so that you can make really good and fundamental decisions about what doors to open for your students to step through.
The pros who are really well grounded in fundamental stuff, can create magic. Those that work in the field of technical exotica, might be successful in the short term, but eventually the student will hit the wall.
Inspire them! Not so much with your dazzling talent, but rather with the accessibility of your fundamentals. They need to know that THEY CAN DO THIS!
Posted On: January 31st, 2010 By: Weems Westfeldt
