Most rewarding teaching moment so far

[Ohanamalu6]

Three years into teaching, and I have to say my moments are all similar to the original poster.

I teach inner city kids, mostly refugees, through a nonprofit program I started a few years ago. Recently, a quiet 9 year old student of mine with a lot of hesitation in her forms was getting ready for an "in between belts" evaluation. (We give stripes on the end of the belt to youth, as a sign of progression on the way to the next belt level).

Anywho, we warmed up, did her form as a group by-the-numbers, then I said, "No count. Can you do this?"

Her reply?

"Oh, I got this."

I almost died from smiling too hard at her response, and almost cried with joy at her performance. She did that form stronger and with more focus than she'd ever done before.

God I love teaching.

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[ninjanurse]