[Paddlewise] Teaching Approaches

In a message dated 3/10/01 4:31:36 PM, SNStone_at_email.msn.com writes:

<< As a BCU coach my approach is to adapt to the student rather than have the

student adapt to me. The fact that someone is an accomplished paddler does

not mean they can coach well- and vice versa (an excellent example of the

latter being the coaches professional golfers use). >>

    Do the coaches and instructors on the list have any books they could 
recommend to help  me get information about the various learning style and 
how best to teach to them? I really love to teach and want to maximize my 
teaching skills and my ability to effectively teach to the various learning 
styles. A recent student, seemed to be a visual learner that also needed to 
understand the physics of the movement. Even though we modeled the movement 
and am confident in my explanation of the physics, we still had a bit of a 
challenge bridging the gap.
    As the quick learning students move on I find myself challenged with more 
challenging teaching situations. Unwilling to accept the possibility that the 
problem lies anywhere else than with me, I seek to explore the art of 
teaching more deeply.  Thanks in advance for your advise and comments.

Jed
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