It just hit me that I AM a teacher. All these years I've been training to be a teacher and now I can finally, officially say that I AM a teacher. I am a music teacher and starting next week I will be an English teacher (just for funsies). It's a bit surreal. I am now a professional. I have a career, not a job. Students look up to me and follow my lead. I am their guide (musically, at least). I feel like a bit of a rockstar at school. Since I see everyone from K-9 (roughly 400 students) all I hear in the halls is "Hi, Ms. Erica!" "Good morning, Ms. Erica!" "LOOK AT ME, MS. ERICA!!" It's crazy....I can't even eat my lunch without kids hanging on me. I just wish I knew them a little better. It's hard with so many....I miss those personal connections. It is especially difficult with such different names. They are nearly impossible to learn and remember. Anyways......it just hit me that I can now say that I AM a teacher...I'm not going to be a teacher, I'm not training to be a teacher, I'm not dreaming of being a teacher. I AM a teacher. Crazy.....
Here are some pictures of my musical duck, duck, goose game. These are Year 1 students....they loved it! They will probably ask me next week if they can play it again :) Also attached are my Y1 students dancing to a goofy piece of music from the form lesson (hopefully the video works....sorry if it doesn't). They loved this. Hilarious.
*disclaimer* I'm sorry for deleting pictures and video but I found out we're not supposed to post pictures or videos of students in uniform on personal social networking sites. Oh, well! I'll try to get some things posted on the schools YouTube account so you can see them there.
Yep. You've arrived in the big leagues! It is the real deal now and you are shaping young minds and building their skills! Game on! When I think back to all the teachers who made a difference in my life, a few qualities shine through... The good ones cared to take a personal interest, took a little extra time with me, or generally just shared a positive passion about their subject matter that made it infectious. I know that you have so many students that you may not be able to be so personally involved, but if you can share your passion and make music interesting and fun, then you'll leave your mark! :-) Go get'em!!!
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