Types of Instructors?

[koreantiger81]

Which type of instructor do you think is most effective? I came up with some examples of Types of instructors...if you can think of other types of instructors, please add to this list!

 

Types of Instructors:

 

Drill Sargent=Strict, Yells out orders, Never smiles, works his students excessively

 

Friend=Mr. Nice guy. Trys to be friends with all his students. Laid-back, cheerful

 

Coach=Constantly critiques, Provides Encouragement, motivates

 

Respected=Calm, quiet, says very little, intimidating, maintains symbolic Master image

 

 

[tessone]

Without question the coach. There is such a thing as working too hard, and getting yelled at with no encouragement is hard on anyone. Being too laid back often means you don't learn anything, though. And the master type doesn't teach because he's too busy looking somber.

 

 

[spinninggumby]

Yea I would vote for the coach too, hehehe. Provided that he is actually giving effective and beneficial constructive criticism and he really knows his stuff :smile:

 

 

[karatekid1975]

I agree. The Coach. If you are too hard, the students will quit. If you are the "coach", the students will love it. If you are too soft, the kids will walk all over you.

 

 

[three60roundhouse]

We usuallyhave 2 or three instructors in each class - I like having a mixture of types...

[Jack]

I'd most prefer being taught by someone who is a mix of Drill Seargent and Coach.

 

 

[taezee]

I do a combination of al those ..an instructor a good one should be able to switch back and forth like a chameleon ..coach..drill instructor(which i am really referred to as) nice guy..and also after class I am your friend...the prankster..but during class I am mostly buisness

 

 

[tessone]

Agreed. That's one thing I like about our instructors--they can really push us hard in the dojang, but afterwards we often go out to eat, cut up, joke around, etc. As long as you can maintain discipline in the dojang and still act that way outside it, it makes things much more comfortable for the student.

 

 

[Deathcometh]

I believe the respected on because they give you somone to look up too everytime you are training keeping you from becoming something that you don't want to be.

 

 

[aitkd2nddan]

I think the most effective instructor, especially for children, is the coach who can either be a drill sargent or a friend depending on how disciplined and well behaved the class is. I also think that there should be a master instructor that might only teach black belts, this gives people more motivation to reach their black belts