Personal Narrative: A Career As A Music Teacher

I am very thankful for being a part of this class. It’s a great escape from the job to meet with others who are going through the same thing I am going through. The difference of this group is that we are heard regardless of who we are or where we come from. As I continue to read about the educators of the past, I wonder why there has always been some opposition towards music education. Was it too close to religion for some people? Was it too family oriented for those who didn’t have a family? Why the break down?

My associate and I were sitting in the counseling office today visiting when one of the Vice Principals sat down with us. When asking about how his day was going, he remarked that it was really busy dealing with issues around …show more content…
My associate and I can see why some teachers would not like this young man because he is very honest and likes to have fun. I could tell that school was a place where he had many friends and it was more of a social thing for him. As we got to know Dave, he as been nothing but pleasant and fun to work with. This is what is so good about being a music teacher. Maybe we have the advantage because we will spend several years together.

My idea as a future administrator is to require “core teachers” to start with a freshman class and teach them all the way until they graduate. I think this would motivate more teachers to understand each student though the years. This would also make teachers accountable and trackable when it came to student progress. Some would say that this is already being done through vertical alignment. However, why does it all seem to fail at times? I think the failure comes from teachers blaming others for the lack of knowledge that students have when they arrive to their classes. Shouldn’t we all have the attitude that we can teach any student regardless of how much knowledge they have? Isn’t it our job to find out what they can do and encourage them to learn