2023-12-06

Teaching my regular classes at the Ross Farnsworth - East Valley YMCA.

We had a good laugh in the youth class tonight. After class, I asked the students how many times they planned to practice their kata at home between now and Monday. One of them said, “Probably zero.” I told her I appreciated the honesty, but asked if she thought her karate might get better if she did practice at home? It went down like this:

• Me: “Practicing karate at home is like doing homework. Do you think doing homework helps you get good grades at school?”
• Her: “My school doesn’t do homework.”
• Me: “But your dad is a teacher, right? Does he give homework in his classes?”
• Her: Nods
• Me: “And if you asked your dad, who do you think he’d say gets better grades? Students who do the homework or students who don’t?”
• Her: “The ones who do do homework.”
• Me: " … You said ‘doo doo’."
• Everyone: Laughter