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Old 07-20-2012, 05:11 PM   #66
Chris Li
 
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Re: hips and shoulders

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Mary Eastland wrote: View Post
Natural learning is not linear. We learn and grow and learn and grow...new skills are incorporated as we train. I believe internal skills can be taught from standing and in motion. Each providing new opportunities to challenge ourselves.
Sure, nobody said it's impossible. But, IMO, it's difficult enough that it's not the best way to go, pedagogically. Not every challenge is a good one.

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Chris

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