G.O.L.D. Team Report: JANUARY – How to Give Your Students Personal Attention, Using the Three-Time Rule

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How to Give Your Students Personal Attention, Using the Three-Time Rule

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Your students deserve the instructor’s personal attention during class time. The attention should consist of praise and constructive feedback to help students improve their martial arts skills. A good instructor learns how to manage his or her time on the teaching floor, so that students receive personal attention several times during class.

Use the “Three-Time Rule to give your students personal attention.
• Refer to students by name three times during class.
• Approach students three times during class.
• Make eye contact with students three times during class.

It is very important for students to be recognized and acknowledged during each class. They need to feel like individuals, even though they may be in a large class. Student retention depends partially on the instructor’s ability to make every student feel important.

If students feel that their instructor never notices their efforts and doesn’t care if they are in class, then they will eventually fail to return to class.

Use these techniques to refer to your students by name.
• Greet each student before and after class.
• Call students by name when it’s their turn during a drill.
• Refer to students by name when splitting into groups.

Use these techniques to approach each student during class.
• Walk throughout the classroom and help students while they stretch.
• Approach each student while conducting floor and stationary drills.
• Give students high-fives while conducting line and partner drills.

Use these techniques to make eye contact with each student.
• Make eye contact with each student while explaining the drills or techniques.
• Watch students while they are performing drills.
• When students ask a question, make good eye contact.

There are many ways that an instructor can give students personal attention. Start with these basic guidelines. By implementing these guidelines, you will help increase student retention and make each student feel like an important member of the class.

Discuss and review these concepts with your G.O.L.D. Team members.
• The importance of individual attention.
• The three ways to refer to a student by name during class.
• The three ways to approach each student individually during class.
• The three ways to make eye contact with each student during class.

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Practicing the Three-Time Rule with Your G.O.L.D. Team

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Instruct each member of your G.O.L.D. team to lead variations of the drills below. After each team member leads a drill, rate he or she on a scale of 1-to-10 on how well he or she performed within the guidelines of the drill. Each team member must average at least a 7-rating to pass this chapter satisfactorily.

Note: Each step can be covered weekly during one month if you have a large class that is scheduled weekly.

1. Referring to Students by Name.
Instruct each member to lead the rest of the class through a drill that you use regularly in your school. Listen to the “instructor” to determine if he or she calls students by their names and uses their names when splitting into groups. Pause, and rate each team member on a scale of 1-to-10 on how well he or she did the drill.

2. Approaching Students Individually.
Instruct each member to lead the rest of the class through a drill that you use regularly in your school. Watch the “instructor” to determine if he or she approaches each student to provide feedback during an active drill or stretching.

Also watch for high-fives during line or partner drills. Pause, and rate each team member on a scale of 1-to-10 on how well he or she did the drill.

3. Making Eye Contact with Each Student.
Instruct each member to lead the rest of the class through a drill that you use regularly in your school. Watch the “instructor” to determine if he or she makes eye contact with each student while explaining the directions of the drill, running the drill and when a student asks a question. Pause, and rate each team member on a scale of 1-to-10 on how well he or she did the drill.

Summary

Review each leadership team member’s scores, and discuss how well each performed.

Review the importance of individual attention once again, and give team members an opportunity to ask questions.

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