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First and foremost, this blog is about:

Classroom management
Personal development
The life of a band director

You will find that I have become very passionate about:

Teaching children
Teaching other teachers
Teaching music
Pursuing excellence in everything that I do

I find that many educational blogs fall into one of two categories. They are either academic blogs full of banal research findings or are written in teacherese, or else they are cathartic blogs full of rants and complaints.

This blog is different. I strive to keep a personal atmosphere and writing style, while still transferring information in meaningful and positive ways.

If this is your first time to the site, welcome. I suggest you start here. Then you can go here.

Who are you?
My name is Joel. I am a Band Director in Texas and have successfully completed my fifth year of teaching.

What qualifies you to write?
My first two years of teaching were, for lack of a better term, a horrible failure. I knew lots of information, but did not have what it took to push me beyond that. I was a reservoir of knowledge, but my students didn’t like me, didn’t care what I knew, and usually liked to argue with me until they get their way. That’s when everything changed. I resigned from that school district right before spring break and made it a personal mission of mine to figure out how to be a great teacher. This blog is an attempt to pass along my learnings to other teachers and future teachers as well as learn from you.

So you have all the answers?
Absolutely not! I have a few solutions. Much like MacGyver, I have literally pieced bits of information together and have come up with some solutions that work in the real world. I am always learning and always open to new ideas.

How can we contact you?
Lots of ways. Check out the contact page.