Teaching improv to teenagers difficult? Let’s talk.
I started teaching teenagers when I still was one myself. At age 19 I got a (paid) job to teach students only a few years younger. I am now almost double that age, and let me tell you: teaching teenagers is not easier (or harder) when you are younger.
Teaching teenagers is just… Different.
One thing is certain…
Read MoreI know you. You want to do well, as an improv teacher. How do I know this? Well, you are reading this section on my blog. You want to keep getting better.
Your students are the same. They want to do well. But...
This wish to be ‘good’ can be the greatest enemy for improvisers. An improv scene can definitely be good (great even!).
At times, we need to remind our students (and maybe ourselves) that we need to be okay with the possibility of not being good. Especially for my fellow high achievers out there: get comfortable at being ‘bad’.
How? If the wish for ‘being good’ gets in the way of their play, let your students try to play bad scenes. Or introduce a fun game to stretch their comfort level with ‘bad work’.
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