The Evolving Educator

Does your school have terrible coffe in the lounge? Put half of a cinnamon stick in the bottom of your cup before pouring. Yum!! And good for you.

Hi readers! I’m curious who’s reading the blog. Post your name (just first is fine!), what level you teach, and what major city you are near. Thanks!

No year will be perfect. There will always be students you don’t like. There will always be students you do like. There will always be students that like you. There will always be students that don’t like you. There will always be students that practice. There will always be students that don’t practice. You will [...]

Why should and do we have orchestra (or anything for that matter?) in schools? We’ve all heard and given many reasons – to have a musical experience, to cultivate the arts, to allow to kids to ‘express’ themselves (yeah, right), because it’s good for them (it is, but WHY?), etc…
But these are all superficial reasons [...]

Hello Readers! Do you have any PowerPoint / Keynote lessons you’d like to share? I’m looking to do something theory related on my SmartBoard and wanted to get some ideas. Thanks!Here’s a simple presentation KeyNote presentation for teaching key signatures.

100 reasons to be a teacher from OnlineCollegeGuru

Google offers a lot more than just search and email. Their online office software has become quite robust over the years. I used to have my school database and documents on my laptop which I brought back and forth to school but now I do most of that with Google Docs. Of course I still [...]

If emotions are at the core of learning, why do music educators and ensemble directors consistently ignore the student’s emotions? Nearsightedness and for their own emotions.  Or perhaps we should be thinking about future emotions. It is easier to look a month or two down the road. It is easier to view own your road [...]

Here’s a note a got from a student a while ago I was impressed – that takes guts.

Warren Buffett’s Advice to Your Kids Once a year, more than 10,000 shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) descend upon Omaha, Neb., to listen to its managers, Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger, answer questions for more than five hours. Buffett, arguably the world’s greatest investor, is known for his willingness to teach others. Here, paraphrased, [...]

What are we really training our students for? My brother is a mathematician and educator and it’s refreshing to get his perspective. We should be creating life long learners and appreciators with a foundation that allows them to pursue the field if they so choose. Too often we approach students as though every one is [...]