My first reaction to this story is sadness for Carl that he has to go through such things while trying to focus on school and everything else in his life. I really like the teacher's last comment about being a teacher of subjects instead of a teacher of students. I think it is important that we always remember that we are dealing with real, live people and that sometimes there are all sorts of circumstances going on outside of school that prevent them from performing properly at school.
I am excited that as a music teacher we often get to create the classroom atmosphere of one that is positive and often different from other subjects. Hopefully, my class will be a place where students can leave some of their troubles at the door and focus their minds and hearts on making music and being part of a group.
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