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Cameron Christiansen's avatar

Great analogy. Thankfully it is just that, and no swimming teachers teach this way, because they get it:

- Highly scripted lessons

- Skills largely taught explicitly and in isolation until mastery is achieved. Skills built upon those taught previously.

- Students progressing largely agnostic to age through levels or bands until they achieve competency

- Scaffolds (Parents, Floaties, Goggles) utilised to help all achieve competency (but provided on demand, not as alternative learning experiences).

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Leo Boudib's avatar

The perfect analogy for teacher training. I drowned in my first job out of university.

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Leanne's avatar

I think most of us did!

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DC's avatar

A wonderfully mischevious analogy.

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Henrietta's avatar

This is GOLD!! My husband and I very much enjoyed this!

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Belinda's avatar

Thank you for the giggle it's funny because it could be v true

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Carolyn O'Connor's avatar

A chuckle on a Sunday morning!!!?

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