So, Thursday was quite an interesting way to start off our new semester. I think the word of the day might be patience. Amber struggled, and I can imagine a huge part of it was the lapse of time between lessons. I would venture to say that we’ll all have trouble on our first day back. Motor skills are funny like that – hard to learn and easy to forget if they aren’t fully engrained. Since we were all just beginning to get comfortable with outdoor travel at the break, the skills we’d picked up weren’t totally grasped, and they definitely weren’t over-learned.
I really learned a lot, though, watching Lauren and Mickey help Amber sort it all out. At one point, Lauren asked if she should let Amber figure it out or if she should tell her where she’d made her mistake. I struggle with that myself, but I suppose that almost all of the time, it’s better to let the student figure it out. The learning takes hold better. Amber’s day reminded me once again of the incredible power of vision to aid learning. It took such a long time to teach Amber tactually, but once she could see it, she understood instantly. I was totally and completely impressed with how well Amber held up under her really stressful day. Props to Amber!
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