by Bonnie | Aug 21, 2010 | music teacher encouragement, Reflections and Caveats
Now that we are starting school again this year…. rest becomes critical. Just the comparatively simple task of teacher inservice and room set up can over tax us when we’ve been “summering” all summer long. I’m writing about this because I...
by Bonnie | Aug 20, 2010 | music teacher encouragement, Reflections and Caveats
To me teaching and learning (or should it be learning and teaching?) feel like making a big pot of soup. Soup Preparation First the chef has to chop up the ingredients into bite sized pieces, but before that they must have knowledge about what kinds of ingredients...
by Bonnie | Aug 18, 2010 | music teacher encouragement, Reflections and Caveats
If you are a music teacher like me, you spend much of your time justifying the value of your subject area to administrators, fellow teachers, the community at large, parents and students. Everyone knows, although they might not take the time to follow the research...