Blog 2: Summer Mentorship Component

Literal

1. (Know) Mentorship log => Mentorship log

2. Contact Name: Fabian Villalobos; Contact Number: (909) 659- 8352

3. (Need to Know) What questions were raised because of the 10 hours of experience?
- One of the questions that I had after my mentorship this summer is how do you run the paper work karate class? This question was raised because I often see how my instructor deals with all the paper work but after this summer I'm a bit more curious about it. Another question that I have is what is an effective way of keeping a class in order. After seeing my instructor do that seemingly without any trouble I didn't give it much thought, but after having to do that myself a few time I realized how tough it might actually be.

Interpretive

4. What is the most important thing you gained from this experience?
- The most essential thing that I learned this summer is that there is more to teaching karate than what meets the eye. Not because you see somebody do it with such ease means that its easy, it just means that they are just that good at what they do. To be good at teaching you need to be disciplined enough for the students to be respectful, but friendly enough for them to learn and have a good time. Overall its a balance that you need to learn to have. And the only way to learn this is to actually try and teach yourself and have somebody tell you in what areas you need to work on.

Applied

5. How did what you did help you choose a topic?
- My experience overall helped me be more sure of choosing karate as my topic. This would be because I actually like karate. I'm also even more sure of my topic because I see that I still have a lot to learn and it would benefit me in many ways if I took the time to actually learn it. In my eyes it's actually very interesting and I could also use what I learn to get a well-paid job teaching karate for when I'm in college.