by Bonnie | Mar 12, 2015 | music teacher encouragement, Reflections and Caveats |
So this week is spring break and I been taking life VERY VERY easy! 1. SLEEP – I did quite a bit of extra sleeping this week. Sleep is such a simple and important thing….. Luxuriating in extra (needed) sleep and rest can feel quite decedent. Maybe...
by Bonnie | Jan 16, 2015 | music teacher encouragement, Reflections and Caveats, Teaching in a Crisis |
Having a personal crisis is just plain difficult. Regardless of the nature of the crisis that you find yourself in, here are some tips for how to keep moving through your days with the ability deal with the crisis and be of use to your family. Take care of yourself ...
by Bonnie | Jan 9, 2015 | Reflections and Caveats, Teaching in a Crisis |
This was a tough year for my family. Between December of 2013 to March 2014 my dad spent 120 consecutive days in the hospital. Most of those days were in ICU. I’m pleased to say that he is doing VERY well today, but it has been a long and difficult journey....
by Bonnie | Jan 2, 2015 | music teacher encouragement, Reflections and Caveats, Teaching in a Crisis |
For my friends who will notice….. First, a word about using “aide” rather than “aid”. Aid refers to inanimate objects usually in reference to first aid kits. You can be an “aide” as in “presidential aide” or...
by Bonnie | Jan 1, 2015 | music teacher encouragement, Reflections and Caveats |
Resolution #1 – I will provide aesthetic experiences for my students No matter if I am teaching a song with two pitches, beginning recorder or a song with kazoos I will work to find ways to draw the attention and effort of my students to the aesthetic aspects...
by Bonnie | Aug 15, 2014 | music teacher encouragement, Professional Collaboration, Reflections and Caveats, Roadmaps and Lesson Plans |
Today my wonderful co-teacher and I got a chance to sit down together and map out the first few weeks of school. Since this year we aren’t both new to the school, we were able to get done in about an hour what took us at least 3 hours last year. We...
