--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ruthsimplicity wrote: > > Ex teachers, Curtis, Turq, others, > how much of the TTC was devoted to > learning to teach? How hard is it > to teach? It seems routine and easy > to me.
I spent every bit of my teacher training courses learning how to teach. We had to memorize most everything, which was hard for me. My TM teacher training took place in three phases: Phase 1 was where we learned to give introductory lectures and conduct the checking procedure. Phase 2 was a practicum in the field, where we presented intro lectures, checked people and administered programs such as seasonal celebrations at the TM Center. Phase 3 was where we learned how to conduct the six steps of teaching that follow the intro lecture: the prep lecture, the personal interview, the puja and instruction, and the three nights of follow-up meetings. Phase 3 took three months, with zero days off. My courses were structured in a no-man-left- behind fashion. Once I passed my tests and demonstrated my mastery of the material at hand, I became a tester for others and helped them pass their tests. Hence, I was always busy. We were all busy. We didn't have a lot of time in the day, either, because we were rounding much of the time. TM teacher training for me was a cross between military service and graduate school. Very intense. I grew a lot.
