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> But drill isn’t popular. It’s widely seen as boring. Worse, there’s a body of opinion, especially in education, that considers it an ineffective way to practi
by grecy 5y ago
> But drill isn’t popular. It’s widely seen as boring. Worse, there’s a body of opinion, especially in education, that considers it an ineffective way to practice. That’s a shame, because it’s the most effective way to build your skills.
When you sign up to become a snowboard instructor in Canada they basically say "You should already be able to snowboard. We're not going to teach you that. We're going to teach you how to teach".
As you move up the levels, you spend more and more time on pedagogy (teaching other teachers).
Virtually all of it is drills - breaking down a small skill into an exercise or challenge or "do this 100 times before you get to the bottom" - then you "put it all back together" and ride.
I can teach someone in half a day what took me a month to teach myself when I learned with no instruction. Drills are an awesome way to teach & learn
- smw 5y agoAny chance you know of a decent video showing how to teach someone to snowboard? (or ski?) I'd love to understand the best way to do that.
- grecy 5y agoI've never seen a video that actually lays it out. The course to be a level 1 instructor (the lowest level) is three days intensive. Level 2 is four days. Level 3 is a five day course, plus separate two day exams (on and off snow). Level 4 (highest level).. well, I'm not there yet, it takes most people three years to do all the training and pass all the tests. For virtually everyone you have to snowboard/ski full time (100+ day seasons) working on your technique and teaching at least every day for about ten years to pass level four. The teaching isn't something you can learn from a couple of hour video.