Teaching & Curriculum

Teaching and curriculum is the craft side of the profession: what actually happens in class. The section covers curriculum design and belt structure, class planning and pacing, teaching children versus teaching adults, safety and injury prevention, testing and promotion standards, and instruction for students who need it delivered differently — including students with ADHD, autism, anxiety, and children dealing with bullying or conflict at school. It is the largest section in the journal because it is the part of the business that cannot be outsourced: marketing gets a student through the door once, and instruction is the reason they are still there four years later. Columns from working instructors sit alongside the association’s teaching standards and archive material from the print edition.