http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/welcome-to-education-now-change-your-plans-to-fit-our-schedule/ Providing HOPE for educators since 2007 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:59:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/welcome-to-education-now-change-your-plans-to-fit-our-schedule/#comment-3815 Stengel99 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:29:16 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/?p=955#comment-3815 It took me a few years to realize that no matter how hard I prepared, how far in advance I planned, how many people I notified, that last-minute changes are inevitable. In my lesson planning, I've come to plan to have our concert music "learned" by two weeks before the performance so that there will be margin for when those interruptions happen. (Don't get me wrong - I don't mean to lecture you, just to affirm your frustration.) A few weeks ago the school secretary informed me that she had scheduled the 6th graders to attend an orientation meeting on the date of the spring concert. (She could have chosen from a number of available dates.) She asked me, "You don't really have that many 6th graders in music do you?" I smiled with clinched teeth. It took me a few years to realize that no matter how hard I prepared, how far in advance I planned, how many people I notified, that last-minute changes are inevitable. In my lesson planning, I’ve come to plan to have our concert music “learned” by two weeks before the performance so that there will be margin for when those interruptions happen.
(Don’t get me wrong – I don’t mean to lecture you, just to affirm your frustration.)
A few weeks ago the school secretary informed me that she had scheduled the 6th graders to attend an orientation meeting on the date of the spring concert. (She could have chosen from a number of available dates.) She asked me, “You don’t really have that many 6th graders in music do you?” I smiled with clinched teeth.

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]]> http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/welcome-to-education-now-change-your-plans-to-fit-our-schedule/#comment-3814 Stengel99 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:22:50 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/?p=955#comment-3814 I'll bet some of those mothers couldn't believe you would dare to interrupt their volunteering with all that racket. I’ll bet some of those mothers couldn’t believe you would dare to interrupt their volunteering with all that racket.

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]]> http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/welcome-to-education-now-change-your-plans-to-fit-our-schedule/#comment-3803 Marilyn Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:17:54 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/?p=955#comment-3803 I'm glad to hear that when you "cut" you don't just remove the kid from the band. That is what it sounded like at first. I’m glad to hear that when you “cut” you don’t just remove the kid from the band. That is what it sounded like at first.

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]]> http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/welcome-to-education-now-change-your-plans-to-fit-our-schedule/#comment-3799 Music teacher Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:30:17 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/?p=955#comment-3799 Thank you for the explanation. Do you feel like your system is motivating the students to get the sections better so that they can play it all? Thank you for the explanation. Do you feel like your system is motivating the students to get the sections better so that they can play it all?

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