![]() Remember to take small steps toward progress and eventually you will become the teacher you want to be. Even a decade of teaching doesn’t mean you’ve hit your peak. I’m sure there is no teacher who can claim they were perfect their first day of school. Mr miyagi fly professional#Nature rule, Daniel-san, not mine.ĭon’t forget that being a great substitute teacher is a process! If we have a bad day, we should be professional enough to try and learn from it. Miyagi: First learn stand, then learn fly. Hopefully, though, your reward will be something better than a dead fly.ĭaniel: Could you teach me? Eventually with practice you will become successful with it. If there’s a method you tried and it flopped, don’t give up. The path of least resistance isn’t always the wisest when it comes to substitute teaching. Miyagi: Man who catch fly with chopstick accomplish anything. Students will not do it if we don’t ask.ĭaniel: Wouldn’t a fly swatter be easier? If those guidelines are not established or enforced, then we only have ourselves to blame. Students will act according to your guidelines. Even a one-time substitute teacher has a great amount of authority in the classroom. Of course there are exceptions, but as a general rule the teacher sets the tone. There does come a point when a substitute teacher must take responsibility for the tone of the class. No such thing as bad student, only bad teacher. Miyagi would say, First learn stand, then learn fly. Karate for defense only.ĭaniel: That’s not what these guys are taught. Miyagi achieved instant fame when he first appeared in 1984’s The Karate Kid. Miyagi: Hai, because boys have bad attitude. Miyagi: Your friend, all karate student, eh?ĭaniel: No the problem is, I’m getting my kicked every other day, that’s the problem. If you are too extreme one way or another, you may as well pack up and go home, am I right? You can’t be a pure authoritarian or totally fun-loving…you must be somewhere in between to be effective. This is such an important concept to grasp as a substitute teacher. Mr miyagi fly movie#In re-watching this movie recently, I’ve picked out a few quotes that are very poignant to us teachers. He’s wise, calm, and uses very few words to get his point across. Since becoming a teacher myself, my love for this film has become even more pronounced. One of my favorite movies of all time has to be the iconic 80s flick, “The Karate Kid”. ![]()
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