Hands On

Of everything I did this week in my teaching, what would I do differently if I had the chance to do it again? And, why?

 If I had the chance to do it differently, I would have prepared more "hands on" training to go long with the academic portion of the class. Without practical hands-on training when teaching specific drills and maneuvers, the students lack the ability to fully grasp the instruction and learn the mechanics of the techniques involved in the drills and maneuvers being taught.  I believe that hands-on training and by-the-numbers instruction is key to the students overall comprehension and understanding of how the drill, technique or maneuver should be performed. In short, whenever teaching anything that requires physical movement, hands-on training and demonstrations should be used.