the concept of fear in students and how we can prepare them
to combat it , conquer it and put themselves in a position to learn.
The three take aways for me are as follows:
1. Teach Coping, I learned that disaster training or safety training can help a student
cope with something when it goes wrong. When students know the sequence of what to do
which helps alleviate fear. The best way to do this is practice, practice, practice.
2. Mastery. If a student faces their fear and knows what to do and has practiced it
they have mastered the thing that makes them fearful and can move on.
3. Be the frontal lobe. As teachers it is helpful for us to remain calm in the face of
problems and challenges. Our students take their cues from us and if we remain clam
and think about solutions in a logical, methodical fashion we will do a better job of
solving a fearful situation.
Our first Limerick.
There once was an instructor named Blaise
Who, in the face of storms, was unfazed
Whether snow, rain, or hail
He would never not sail
And lived happily to the end of his days.
Who, in the face of storms, was unfazed
Whether snow, rain, or hail
He would never not sail
And lived happily to the end of his days.
Margaux received the Funky Monkey this week for being such a great instructor that she was able to teach her student how to sail 2 boats at once. She admitted to tying a bad bowline.
Nick asked his students what was the most exciting experience they had in the club?
Two of his students said "I was when Margaux flipped over the boat during an intro to sailing class"
Saturday June 19th is Pirate Day. No classes from 12 noon on unless it is a windsurfing class.
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