Interesting thread..
(I'm late, I'm late.. I know.. sorry but there is SO much in this forum!)
I'm not teaching anything anymore to kids.. but what I often did myself in things like learning all kinds of stuff and sports and still do now (for ballroom dancing) was : I "pretend" to be good at something.. so when the teacher says "hé, you learn fast!" the only thing I can answer is "no, not really, I'm just pretending" LOL.
But now I see why it works.. when I "pretend" to be that dancer I've always admired..I don't just "visualize" it.. but I (very modestly) BECOME that dancer.. Like an actor who really gets in the role.
Even worked for piano technique the two years I took piano lessons.
And hey.. I just thought of something.. I used that this summer my FIRST TIME RollerBlading.. I didn't think about technique or anything... I just "pretended" to be one of the adolescents I often see rollerblading.
we did about 8 miles. I only fell at the end when I went over some small rocks. (I guess pretending doesn't give experience.. )
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