hmm...I should do this right

well i AM supposed to actually blog about my experiences, instead of just complaining about the process of obtaining these experiences so.........

one of my best observations was of a grade 2 girls music class at GNS. I was so impressed with how welcoming the school was and how well behaved the students were. The teacher knew which students were more likely to act out, so she put them at the front of the class, right in front of herself. The class was practicing their songs for an upcoming festival and I realized that by placing the most disruptive students right in front of the conductor (as in a soprano 2 or alto 1 position) you can maximize you contact with them, and greatly reduce the amoung of time needed to discipline them.

Part of what made this teacher so effective was (of course) how well she had the lesson planned. I was so impressed to see that her lesson plan clearly did flow from her head, and essentially she made up the specifics of it as she went, but the overal guiding plan was pre determined. I could tell that because she was so experienced she was able to do this naturally, without skipping a beat. ( no pun intended). Hopefully one day we'll all get to that kind of level too!