Often the instructor has to teach his group. Five elements are involved. 

  1. Learning objectives. It is first important to know what is to be taught. "What should the participants be able to do by the end of the session?" determines the learning objectives. 
  2. Discovery experience. A discovery experience is any sort of happening that has three results. 
    1. Knowledge is confirmed. The person discovers what he does know. 
    2. Need to know is established. He discovers that he does not know something that he must know in order to be successful. 
    3. Motivations. He discovers that he wants to learn more. A discovery experience is often the introduction to the learning activity. It could be as simple as a leading question or more complicated as in dramatic role-playing. 
  3. Teaching-learning. The actual teaching is similar to the skills under communication. People learn best by doing a task, second best by being shown the task, and worst by being told about a task. The good teacher uses all three in his presentations. 
  4. Application. Each individual should have an immediate chance to apply what has been learned. 
  5. Evaluation. Review what has happened to see if the learning objectives have been met. 

Martial Arts shouldn’t mask emotions rather it should allow you the confidence to be more expressive.

 

 

What is a true Teacher?

The relationship of the teacher to the training hall is very difficult to define, as it encompasses many varying aspects of life.  The teacher must flow through the student in many levels of communication and reach to the far corners of his life.  The teacher is a father and at times a mother; an advisor and a chastiser.  The teacher, though different, is the same as everyone else.  They are human and deserve respect, for he has traveled long upon the way.  

A teacher is a good teacher.  By this, it is meant that they can convey the appropriate knowledge to his students at the correct time in the best manner.  He must be able to see them and their problems as they seldom can -- impartially.  The teacher shows no favor.  As progression is attained he becomes harder on those who progress.  He is kind but firm to the beginners on the path.  He advises in an appropriate manner on the inner spiritual aspects of the art.  He always has a friendly ear for listening, but is not outwardly moved.  Many people are unable to see the teacher properly.  They tend to see him as a teacher or a friend.  He is neither.  He is both.  He is more.  He sees a student in a freeway, unmoved by the external face or appearance, and helps in the best way.  If he has to be hard, he is so.  If he has to be soft, he is so.  His attitudes are in the best interest of the student.  Often the teacher may test his students by taking views diametrically opposed to theirs and watch their reaction.  He will seldom openly praise.  In the martial arts, silence is the best praise.  He will note what affects the student in and out of the training hall, how he acts toward his friends, his family, and fellow students; and act accordingly.  He will say nothing when he should speak.  He is kind and understanding.  He can be hard.  He can be compassionate.  Through all these externals, his heart is forever with them.  He listens when they speak and understands their feelings.  He is unmoved but can move charitably if necessary.  He is active in a subdued way.  He gives while others take, and asks no rewards.  He is sad.  He is happy.  He is let down.  He is uplifted.  He holds to The Way, for that Way is him.  Though the outsides may change, the teacher does not; though he can adapt at will, the inward ideals are always there.  He may be abused, but he thanks in return; blamed or criticized, he persists.  He persists when there is no reason to and that is why he is a teacher.  

On an average it takes 2,000 students to produce one good Teacher.

What does that statistic mean to you?