In middle age, one's comprehension becomes extraordinary.

Over the next two days, Li Yuan was able to find quite a few points of light while teaching both classes.

Even inspired by Class 9 and Class 14, other classes also began to learn "Sinking Mountain Fist".

Li Yuan picked up some light spots as he passed by other classes.

It seems that listening to the students' advice has been somewhat helpful.

During the past two days of classes, Li Yuan saw Director Ma and the principal come to inspect the school more than once.

It seems she wants to check if I made any mistakes in class.

Unfortunately, Li Yuan was always serious about teaching.

Finding fault isn't that easy.

After patrolling for two days, they stopped coming.

Thursday is the open class.

Li Yuan finally received the official notification on Wednesday evening.

The course content for the open classes is assigned by the school.

Li Yuan looked at the course he was to take, which was about "Instant Shadow Steps".

Body movement techniques have always been a difficult aspect of martial arts learning.

Often, it can only be imagined, and is difficult to express in words.

To explain something clearly to students, you must have a very thorough understanding of it yourself.

Arranging this lecture content was probably intended to get a low rating in the public lecture.

Li Yuan didn't complain; instead, he took out "The Instant Shadow Steps" and studied it again.

Once your comprehension improves, you can indeed see more when you read again.

Li Yuan had always been very clear about the key points and difficulties of this set of movement techniques.

But this rereading made Li Yuan understand why the key points were important and where the difficulties lay.

[Perfect Understanding] Talent allows one to thoroughly understand the cultivation method from its very core.

There are a total of twenty teachers giving this open class.

That evening, Li Yuan received a message from Chen Yong informing him that he had been assigned to the eighth class.

The seven teachers ahead of me are all excellent teachers at Lingshan No.1 Middle School.

This is meant to create a comparison between the past and the present, highlighting one's poor performance.

As dawn broke, Li Yuan arrived at school early.

Twenty teachers will be giving lectures over the next two days, so the schedule will be very tight.

The open classes start at 9:00 a.m., with each teacher giving 45 minutes.

Li Yuan is ranked eighth, so he should start class in the afternoon.

Today, the students at No. 1 Middle School are mainly studying on their own.

The teacher will teach in whichever class is selected for the open class.

At 8:30, the leaders from the education department arrived, a group of seven.

Principal Yin and Director Ma personally accompanied the group, along with five senior teachers from the school, to participate in the evaluation of the open class.

At nine o'clock, the first teacher officially began the class.

The course he was assigned to was to break down and teach a set of heavy knife techniques.

Apart from techniques like "Sinking Mountain Fist," the teaching of specific martial arts skills is not too difficult.

The heavy knife makes it easier to demonstrate and practice, so the assessment results for this topic will not be bad.

After a 30-minute explanation and demonstration, the students asked questions.

The students' questions were simple and few.

The most challenging part of a public lesson is getting questions from students, followed by questions from other teachers.

The questions in this section are divided into two parts.

First, the senior teachers from Lingshan No.1 Middle School asked questions. They were all colleagues from the same school, so they wouldn't make things too difficult for them.

The questions usually sound difficult, but in fact, the questions themselves are meant to guide the questioner.

But for the education department leaders, their questions will be really difficult from now on.

Every year during open classes, there are quite a few teachers who are left speechless when asked questions.

For example, right now, this teacher has already begun to face questions from education department leaders.

"Teacher Zheng, you just said in your lecture that the core of this sword technique lies in 'momentum,' using intention to drive the sword momentum to defeat the enemy."

Since the sword's movements are entirely at the command of the user, shouldn't the core focus be on "intention"?

As soon as the education department leader asked the question, it was obvious that Teacher Zheng became flustered and nervous.

Seeing that Teacher Zheng hadn't responded for a while, the education department leader waved his hand, telling the students to go to the playground to rest and play.

This action indicates that they are about to say something critical.

To maintain the teacher's authority, they asked the students to leave before continuing the discussion.

Li Yuan and the other teachers stood at the back, listening to the criticism from the education department leaders.

Some say that Teacher Zheng's teaching is too rigid.

My understanding of the basic techniques is not deep enough.

With this kind of teaching guidance, students can only learn by imitation and cannot grasp the profound core concepts.

Li Yuan looked at the other teachers around him, their brows furrowed, fearing that he would also be scolded later.

Li Yuan listened attentively.

Several leaders from the education department are very knowledgeable.

The points they made were also the areas where Li Yuan felt Teacher Zheng was lacking.

Of course, Li Yuan saw more problems than just these.

The open class ended after 45 minutes.

Director Ma, after considering the opinions of the teachers and department leaders of No. 1 Middle School, gave it a B rating.

The assessment results are not the final grade, but they are an important reference for the final grade!

Next up was the second teacher's open class.

Her performance was much better than Teacher Zheng's. When faced with questions from department leaders, she hesitated but still managed to answer them.

He received an A- in the final evaluation.

The open classes continued, and the teachers' performances were generally acceptable.

They received the lecture materials a few days earlier than Li Yuan.

This performance was the result of extensive preparation.

We had a simple boxed lunch together at noon, and then continued with the open class in the afternoon.

At 4:10, it was Li Yuan's turn to give the lecture.

Li Yuan's lesson today, "Instant Shadow Steps," is a movement technique that is somewhat difficult to understand and practice.

This set of exercises is even considered by many teachers to be selective in its practitioners.

That is, the "Shadow Steps," which many people are destined never to learn.

If you're not chosen by it, you won't be able to learn it, no matter how much you listen.

However, after rereading it, Li Yuan understood its most fundamental principles and was confident that he could explain it completely.

As Li Yuan walked onto the podium, the teachers standing behind him looked on with pity.

"Aside from special requests, Teacher Li Yuan is probably the first person to be assigned to teach a body movement class..."

"The leaders remember what I said last Friday..."

"Even many experienced teachers can't explain it thoroughly, and there are still questions afterward. How can we possibly pass...?"

The teachers discussed it in hushed tones.

Li Yuan is fairly well-liked and has good character; in fact, people get along quite well with him.

"I heard that the leaders intend to give Teacher Li a C grade at the end of the semester."

Today's open class will most likely be graded a C first...

Besides teachers and colleagues, several leaders from the education department were also unexpected.

Normally, when evaluating martial arts instructors, unless it's a mandatory arrangement, no one will choose to teach movement techniques.

Sometimes, even if you make a request in advance, you'll be given an excuse to avoid it.

Surprisingly, some teachers were willing to make this choice today.

They also talked about "Instant Shadow Steps," a relatively difficult technique even among body-based martial arts.

They can be a little more lenient when explaining more difficult content.

But if you make many mistakes and can't answer questions, you can't give a good evaluation even if you answer incorrectly.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Li Yuan began his lecture.

Taking it step by step, Li Yuan began by explaining the most basic needs of body techniques.

Learning body techniques can be broadly categorized into three uses: basic movement, combat offense and defense, and tactical strategy.

When studying body techniques, we should also return to these three uses and understand this set of exercises from the perspective of their uses.

When Li Yuan finished speaking, the eyes of several leaders in the education department lit up.

This approach to understanding is novel and feels very practical!