About this episode
This week, Steve and Matt are joined by Cal McDonald to discuss best practices for educating kids. In addition to being a black belt under Rob Biernacki, Cal is a specialist in creating educational frameworks for children. Cal shares his knowledge on the topic in a wonderful conversation with implications well beyond teaching children. This is one of our favorite conversations ever on the podcast. Learning strategies discussed: Effortful Retrieval: Make them work to pull concepts back out of their memories. Chunking: Manage their cognitive load. Interleaving: Shake it up to force them to recall techniques. Varied Practice: The partner provides variable levels of resistance. Elaboration: Connect things to what they already know. Modeling: Demonstrate flawless technique because they will mirror you. Mental models discussed in this episode: Spaced Repetition https://bjjmentalmodels.com/spaced-repetition/ Cognitive Load https://bjjmentalmodels.com/cognitive-load/ Incremental Learning https://bjjmentalmodels.com/incremental-learning/ Critical Control Points https://bjjmentalmodels.com/critical-control-points/ Transfer of Learning https://bjjmentalmodels.com/transfer-of-learning/ Interleaving https://bjjmentalmodels.com/interleaving/ Growth From Discomfort https://bjjmentalmodels.com/growth-from-discomfort/ Position Over Submission https://bjjmentalmodels.com/position-over-submission/ Alignment Over Position https://bjjmentalmodels.com/alignment-over-position/ IMPORTANT: BJJ Mental Models needs your help. In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, the future for Steve and Matt is uncertain. Our gyms are closed, our income is impacted, and we need your help in order to continue providing free content. We've started a Patreon where you can support BJJ Mental Models. Please help us keep the lights on so we can keep your game sharp during this once-in-a-century crisis. Link here: https://patreon.com/bjjmentalmodels/ Need more BJJ Mental Models? Get tips, tricks, and breakthrough insights from our mailing list: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/join/ Get nitty-gritty details on our mental models from the full database: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database/ Let them know you're an educated grappler with our merch: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/store/ Get the latest BJJ Mental Models updates from Facebook: https://facebook.com/bjjmentalmodels/ ⚠️ NEW course from BJJ Mental Models! MINDSET FOR BETAS, our new Jiu-Jitsu audio course with Rob Biernacki, is now available on BJJ Mental Models Premium! For a limited time, get your first month FREE at: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/beta