Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Forms Seminar

Yesterday I attended my first forms seminar.....
I often wonder what makes a good teacher, how can I improve? How do I get to be like the ones I admire? They make it look effortless. They know the right words to say, the right thing to work on, they make it look like magic. They get get the wool-gatherers to pay attention, the defeatists to try one more time and the willing to push themselves harder than ever before! And they get me to keep on trying to be just like them! How do they do it?
I think that they wear their passion on their sleeves, for the world to see, that is how they do it! They love what they do and they would love for you to love it too. There is a purity to their motives, there is no self motivation, they just want you to be the best that you can be, no hidden agenda. That is what makes them shine, the purity.
How do I teach? I try to help students through parts that I found tough, I try to listen to what they think is their road block, and I try methods that have worked for me before, remembering advice from my mentors and watching them constantly for more tips and tricks. Of course, watching to see how the lesson is being received and being ready to change course if it not working! I guess that is a lot to think about while teaching a lesson but that is what is happening for me, I wonder what other teachers go through in their heads?
Some days I can't believe that I get to be an instructor, every day this motivates me to try harder, practice longer, and ask tons of questions so that I can be just like my mentors.

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