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+ | **How to be a teacher** | ||
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+ | -__Be prepared.__ Make sure you have all the material and enough of it for every participant. Display needed objects before children enter the class. Hide anything that is not needed to keep the concentration only on the activity. If material to be shared by several participants make sure they know where it is and it is reachable (some children are smaller than others and might feel left behind if they cant reach one or the other thing). If you are trying some new techniek or activity, try i out for your self before hand. This way you will know where the difficulties lyes and estimate better the duration of the activity. | ||
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+ | -__Explain the task in a simple and precise way.__ I usually start with some story behind to " | ||
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+ | -__Trust the method.__And trust the universe. You know the outcome you are looking for and you know how to get there. Even if you need to take detour keep kalm and have trust that at the end everything will be how it should be. If things become confusing and children feel stuck remind your self and them why are you doing this activity and what the bigger " | ||
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+ | -__Embrace the failures.__Sometimes even with the activities that you know work well things get out of hands and take a different unexpected turn. Embrace those moments. Because they teach you more than an easy process. Talk to kids about it. Tell them how different this time was, how unexpected results became and how it made you feel or think. (penis story) | ||
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+ | -__Look at the results together.__ | ||
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+ | -__Be not afraid of wildness.__ Sitting still and quiet for children often feels like a punishment. When you invite them to explore and create be aware of the level of excitement in the group. Mostly it is really fun to create! Therefor you can't expect kids to be quiet and passive. It helps to make an agreement at the beginning of the class on how much noice we can all make/ | ||
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