The GOAT Concept of Learning was Back from Asia - Doc's Seminar-And

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phornepax wrote:

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> On Sunday, March 12, 2006, at 01:25 AM, kahunamaker wrote:

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> Nice post Anthony,

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> > Maybe you can take the time to explain what you mean by a " goat " ?

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> > Many people on this list have no clue to the concept and when

Sandy

> > does what she does so well, they've no clue to what she is really

> > doing.

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> The Goat is a teaching tool used to propel the learning process of

> students in a group setting. The trainer chooses an individual to

be

> the Goat, usually a student who is making mistakes with the

material

> being taught. The Goat becomes the butt of jokes and some

ridicule, so

> it's important that the trainer choose someone with the emotional

> wearwithall to handle what's being thrown the Goat's way.

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> The object is not to ridicule, however. It is to motivate the

group

> away from complacency so that they do not want to be the Goat and

want

> to get the teachings right. Sometimes it takes seeing things done

the

> wrong way, to truly point the class in the right direction.

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> The irony is that experienced students (at least at LaTourrette's

> Seminars) want to be the Goat at least part of the time. The Goat

gets

> to learn a lot from the trainer in a very personal manner. His

mistakes

> get highlighted. His course gets a personal correction.

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> Anthony

 

Thank you Anthony,

 

Very well done.

 

 

Ps. It's also a technique I use at my Marital Arts demos. I

ask, " Who here thinks that hitting someone 11 to 18 hits a second is

a bunch of bullshit? " Then I get them in front of the class, and I

do it to them. They hate it, then they love it. It WORKED ON THEM,

so now they know it's valid.

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