Alright, so maybe I am only waxing nostalgic because I have managed to have 2 1/2 weeks off from school, but I do really enjoy my job. I have some hilarious kids, some talented kids, some obnoxious kids and some that just make me smile and shake my head! I have an amazing job of getting to teach middle school students how to play instruments. Its noisy, its considered unstructured, principals don't know how to evaluate me, and teachers don't know how to put up with the sounds coming from my room. But honestly, my favorite time of class is the first 5-10 minutes when the kids come in, open up their cases and start playing. I give them "warm-up time" and although some abuse the downtime, some use it productively, and either play something new and different or actually practice what we're working on. Either way, I enjoy hearing that freedom of playing for a few minutes. That is, until the first trumpet plays a sound as loud and high as they can into the ear of a unsuspecting flute or clarinet player and then I have to deal with that!
Tomorrow I return to the classroom after 2 weeks of winter vacation and then 3 bonus snow/cold days. And I am thankful I have a job to return to. I am happy that I have a job I enjoy (and I am happy I don't have to teach any general music classes tomorrow!) Today I reflected on the awesome break that I just had, there was fun, excitement, travel, relaxing, cleaning, eating (lots of eating!) and tomorrow I return to the normalcy of the school year. Time to get back to lessons, grading, assessments; ok, to keep on the positive I will stop listing the chores that have to continue!!
Let's hope tonights "thankful" post about my day tomorrow keeps the positive energy flowing all day. Even through the high chance that 40% of my students will probably forget their instruments since they won't know what day it is!!
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