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Learning to Paddle: Broad-range Activities

11-Sep-09

Playing on the Edge
Here I discuss a structured learning activity, in the broader curriculum of canoeing, that allows for a range of skill levels to engage in, and be challenged by.
At Flying Moose Lodge, after campers have had some experience and instruction on how to do the basic C- and J- strokes, and have a [...]

Learning to Paddle: Allowing the “Wrong” Way

10-Sep-09

Why Ruddering is Good:
There’s a certain structure to learning any task. As educators, we are often cognizant of  ”inefficient” moves, or the “wrong way” to do things (that we may have gone through or done ourselves when learning), and we often try to squash guide learners around these moves. I argue that sometimes it’s better [...]

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