Part 5 - Teaching and Drilling
how to run a drill
- blade presentation
- student winning
- picking on problems: pick one or two main ones only
gross motor skills before fine motor skills
start slow and very clear telegraphing. speed up as they cope.
if they aren't getting it, slow down, back up
the more experience they have in that drill, the more you can push to thepoint they start to fail, then back a little, and drill till they get past that point with the practice. The student must finish by getting it right, even if you have to slow a little or change a little so they can feel they have learned something and succeeded. they have to feel they can do it, even if they also feel they need a bit more work to get really good.
If you don't have a teacher, then you must do the same with a partner, each looking closely for the things marked as important.
Rick note:
I'm changing this to a full part of the book instead of just an appendix. This way we can treat it as a complete subject not just something tacked onto the end. This part is essentially the teaching part we wanted to include in the Journeyman section.
Should include philosophy of teaching, including clear presentation of blade, starting slowly and with much telegraphing, and "letting the student win".
Should note some of the things from http://www.salvatorfabris.com/CommonMistakes.shtml especially the practice to not be jerky and to do things in a controlled way.
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