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An out of control teacher: This is either scary or a highly entertaining
venue for students. Let� s consider the latter. How many students can
deny that they get a quick and amusing thrill out of comments like this?
� This year there are going to be two types of students in my class - good
students and bad students. Who� s bad in this class? Just try me,
because I� m already starting a list, even if this is only the first day of
class!�
Or how about this one?
� I� m waitin...
Tags: teacher,music,music scale,students,class
An out of control teacher: This is either scary or a highly entertaining venue for
students. Let� s consider the latter. How many students can deny that they get a quick
and amusing thrill out of comments like this?
� This year there are going to be two types of students in my class - good students and
bad students. Who� s bad in this class? Just try me, because I� m already starting a list,
even if this is only the first day of class!�
Or how about this one?
� I� m waiting for quiet. I SAID I� m waiting for quiet. How LOUD do I have to
scream before there� s quiet in this room? I said QUIET. QUIII---ETTT!!!�
Isn� t it funny how loud the requesting party is? If learning by example is a necessity
in teaching, then surely constant screaming in a teacher reinforces loud behavior in
students, whether it is on a conscious or subconscious level.
My best teachers raised their voices in class very infrequently. They also always
seemed to be three steps ahead of us in their thought process. Kids need that in a
teacher. My students know that I� m like a musical encyclopedia to them (I� m a
music teacher). Any inquiries that a good teacher receives are returned to a questioning
student in a calm, informative way.
Rule number one for any teacher is simple: don� t scream. Given that, let� s throw a
couple more rules out there. Be humble and learn to laugh, especially at yourself.
Let� s address humbleness. Students love to make fun of a teacher who is full of