Day 3: I can't get
the Beatle lyrics out of my mind: "Talk about a revolution, well, you
know, we all want to change the world." I don't think I thought of this
when I began teaching; only making a difference in the lives of the children I
taught. Maybe I'm growing up; connecting the dots.
As the professors
spoke this morning with so much historical perspective, which I lack, I found
it informative, but rather like I was treading water as I tried to take it all
in. What was helpful for me was the comparison of Islam being like so many
different versions of Catholic, Christian, Jewish faiths (or ways to
observe/practice them).
The best was when
Stan came to talk to us about his project of teaching music to 110 children
after school, weekends and during the summer. I met Stan while he was at Curtis
Institute. He and a couple classmates came to Meredith School to be part of our
3rd grade "sound" unit on vibration, pitch and volume. It's really
quite an accomplishment in social change!
The role playing was
not part of my comfort zone, so I guess it was good. I can tell you that
I was quite grateful to those of you who volunteered for the acting bits!
Now, given that the
most social media thing I subscribe to is texting, I'm kinda getting the hang
of this blogging forum. Thanks to all of you who are sharing links and video
clips. I can't do that yet!
I really am grateful
for this experience and for your thoughtful sharing and questions these past
three days. I'm excited to deepen the way I teach this year. Much happiness to
you all, Deb
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