Philosophy
Coyote teaching is built upon a cultural tradition of “peacekeeping” by fostering positive relationships among students, instructors and the community. A key aspect of the peacekeeping tradition is to recognize every being’s wish to be appreciated.
The goal of coyote teaching is to expand the sensory awareness of the pupil to gradually include more and more of the subject material and learning environment. Using the environment to teach the pupil is also essential.
This teaching method emphasizes experiential over theoretical learning and focuses on developing the whole student, rather than one particular skill. Coyote teaching can be a way of transferring tacit knowledge of an activity and increasing the functional intelligence of the pupil. A deep student-instructor relationship is essential to the process and is often inseparable from the development of a mentorship.
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