Practice Teaching Redux

Well here I am once again....
Matt the practice teacher returns. The students all find it so odd that someone is there to practice on them. They always seem to either be very happy or very sad that the current teacher they have may be leaving, which is the first impression. Then after it is explained that their current teacher is my supervisor one hears the appropriate either sigh of relief or moan of pain. I know that after a number of years when I have a practice teacher there will be both reactions so I best just get used to it.

You may say, "my those are weird clothes Matt wears to school" if you look at the picture. That is because I am not at school, rather I am at a cadet music clinic in Lanark I did a while back. Working with cadets is fun and interesting to me because it reminds me that there are still kids who sit and listen and do what their told and call you sir! Then again, teaching high school kids reminds you that there are still free spirits and thinkers. And there is always going to be those who don't care (they just don't last as long in the cadets).

My first two days have been very fun... seeing as how I haven't really done anything. This school really does not seem stressful at all... not that the last one was. I think that I am just a bit more relaxed this time around. I even got a full nights sleep before my first day this time...... something must have been wrong, perhaps St. John's has frozen over hahaha, just kidding.

The band here is good, the drummers are drummers.... although there is a "drum line" programme here. It looks pretty neat. A geography teacher who played in the Fort Henry/Fort George groups gets the students together for a real drum line practice. So she invited me to the one next Monday. It should be interesting. I will have to brush up on my rudimental playing - fun.

Lucky me, I get to do a 7 day unit on Jazz. I think I am going to have a lot of fun doing it. I have lots of resources and my friends have even more. This also gives me a chance to show off my Buddy Rich DVD that I bought. Perhaps I should get a couple more DVDs, they were pretty cheap at HMV when I was there last. But also, I should probably stop spending soooo much money.

I must say, I haven't yelled or been mean to anybody yet so yea me!

But tonight is cover letter night so I must be on my way. Once I get into the action I am sure I have have much to post about, but too little time to actually write anything.

Oh, BTW.
I posted the Richard Dawkins banner on here because I think more people have to hear what's being said there. He is a biologist and a world renown lecturer. Although he and his colleagues are a bit fanatical, reason and science must be heard and understood.