Doggy Paddle

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I was just wondering. Am I a good teacher?

Tomorrow will be my third class with the cute cute toddlers.
So far, among the lessons I've thought my students are:
Doggy paddle, Patrick star float, mushroom float, monster crawl, Spiderman, Superman, Supergirl, berenang macam katak...

I know. The terms are weird.
Swimming like a dog sounded a bit offensive.
Monster crawl? My mum said the term is supposed to be 'monster swim'.

I wonder if I'm teaching the kids the right thing?

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