Gassho!
Another topic I'm certainly not the first to start.
Since the PISA tests caused quite a shock here in Germany – we did not do so well – there has been an ongoing discussion about (among other things) what someone needs to be able to teach, what has to go into training teachers etc. Now, in martial arts it is quite common for people to teach just because they reach a certain level in their art, or even just because there's no one else around who knows more about it. Do we need more than that to teach?
Should Kenshi who face the responsibility of teaching attend courses in pedagogics or something else that helps them to teach? (What about first aid?)
At least those who don't teach children can probably not do as much damage as real teachers, though the physical damage that can be caused through poor warm-up, insufficiently controlled randori etc. is surely quite a risk by itself.
Any thoughts or suggestions?
Kesshu,
______ Jan.