PROFESSIONALS PROGRAM
WHY WE DEVELOPED THE PRO TEAM
The best way to master what you’ve learned is to teach others!
A variety of research shows how teaching results in better learning by both the student and the teacher.
When students prepare to teach others, their perspective is altered. Active thinking about material,
analysis and selection of main ideas, and processing concepts into one’s own thoughts and
words gives a deeper understanding of the curriculum to the one teaching.
Engaged as partners, students can strengthen, expand, and deepen their learning through teaching.
Teaching is equally mindset and ability: students must develop their capacity for
teaching by believing in themselves and developing their skills.
We recognize the importance of acknowledging the knowledge of students,
and charge them with the responsibility of educating their peers and their juniors.
Students teaching students are not meant to undermine the influence or ability of adult educators:
instead, it uplifts the role of masters by making their knowledge and
abilities accessible to more students.
Benefits
Teaching empowers students and gives them a feeling of accomplishment.
Simply put, it makes them feel good. Feeling positive and empowered leads to less bullying and
can even reduce anxiety and depression.
Patty O'Grady, PhD, an expert in neuroscience, emotional learning, and
positive psychology, specializes in education. She reports:
Kindness changes the brain by the experience of kindness.
Children and adolescents do not learn kindness by only thinking about it and talking about it.
Kindness is best learned by feeling it so that they can reproduce it.
Student teaching develops empathy between students and teachers,
making students more understanding of teachers’ jobs while making teachers more aware of
students’ learning needs.
It makes learning more tangible and relevant for students, particularly for students without
the ability to access other “real-world” learning opportunities.
It empowers students to approach the problems they identify in their classrooms through
critical analysis and applicable solutions.
Why Taekwondo - Taekwondo is an action philosophy.
Learning through movement is better than just stationary learning.
Studies show that when students use their bodies during the learning process it can have a huge effect,
even if it is physical movement that isn’t directly related to what they are learning.
Students are able to understand and make learning connections better, and
the fluidity of their body movements enhances a fluidity of students’ minds so that solutions to
problems come easier.
The key to Pro Team training is that children are using Taekwondo physical skills to enhance
their intellectual growth.
The ability to use our bodies affects the structure of our brains and how they function.
Most importantly, moving students to the front of the classroom moves young people from
being passive recipients to becoming active drivers of learning.
What we expect
Personal Skills – Professionalism
• Ability to be organized
• Strategic planning
• Be a team player
• Effectively give and receive feedback
• Responsibility for one’s own learning
• Self-Assessment
• Develop communication & presentation skills
• Concise use of language & main point focus
• Improved concentration & being results oriented
• Ability to prioritize
Team Skills – Social & Emotional
• Happy, caring & community oriented individuals
• Greater Sense of Belonging
• Improved Self-Esteem
• Handle Stress
• Increased Feelings of Gratitude
• Enjoying social interactions & building relationships
• Find satisfaction in joint accomplishments
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