Yeah, I understand fully your frustration. I wince a little when an A2 or C1 square crashes because they fumble a Mainstream call --on the inside, of course 'cause doing it out loud would be ever-so-gauche. :-)
When teaching, I tend to go lightly on the speaking portion, knowing that most of it will go straight over the newbies' heads; I primarily hope that the explanation helps them remember associated chants (eg. "all 8 circulate... centers stay centers, ends stay ends"). Longer discussions are left to breaks between tips and workshops.
Another group I'm working with has problems as fundamental as basic circulates. Call "girls circulate" and the *boys* start wandering in random directions for reasons I can't even begin to fathom. *sigh* I'm hoping for an opportunity for a one hour workshop dedicated exclusively to Mainstream-level circulates.
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Date: 2008-03-07 07:43 pm (UTC)When teaching, I tend to go lightly on the speaking portion, knowing that most of it will go straight over the newbies' heads; I primarily hope that the explanation helps them remember associated chants (eg. "all 8 circulate... centers stay centers, ends stay ends"). Longer discussions are left to breaks between tips and workshops.
Another group I'm working with has problems as fundamental as basic circulates. Call "girls circulate" and the *boys* start wandering in random directions for reasons I can't even begin to fathom. *sigh* I'm hoping for an opportunity for a one hour workshop dedicated exclusively to Mainstream-level circulates.