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Originally Posted by Toolish
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I know this advice was in the context of GSEB training...how much does memorizing chapter names etc apply to real world teaching though?
I am not implying you don't teach well, just wondering how useful that sort of information is, I mean I know what extensor action is, but no idea what chapter number is, that doesn't stop me using it though?
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Hey mate,
The point is not memorizing the chapters, verses etc.
However, they are absolutely essential in helping you categorize what belongs where - the first thing I teach my university students in memorizing mathematical formulas.
You most certainly can teach 'extensor action' etc without knowing where it comes from (6-B-1-D by the way). However when it comes to more 'involved' stuff like
12-3-0, having a frame that you categorize stuff into will go a long way.
Its far easier to memorize:
1. Finish Swivel
2. Left Wrist Alignment
3. Hand Location
4. Clubshaft Position
5. Balance (Body Position),
if you knew that they belonged to
12-3-0, under
Section 12, the
Finish.
Lynn personally told me when all these are internalized, teaching becomes an art form.
Experientially, when I look at my student swinging for the first time, his/her swing is being referenced against
1-L, 12-3-0, 3 Imperatives, Essentials etc etc.
This may sound like a whole lot going on in my head, but trust me, its something like 2 seconds because all this have been internalized, much like the mathematical operations we have been taught as kids.
We just do it...