It is an odd feeling, just writing for who, or what? Just writing possibly to improve my skills - computer, vocabulary, writing, all of the above. Maybe I am just journaling on line to the kind of audience that a hard copy journal would be for - myself.
I teach school and it is the beginning of June, so everyone is just a little bit restless. I have been a "first year" teacher way too many times. Because raising my own children was always my first priority, I have about nine years experience since my graduation in 1972. So once again I am a first year teacher. This time in Elementary music. And right now, at this point of the year, I just keep saying, "Next year I'll do this and this and this differently." It has been a real learning experience. Next year, I really will do a lot of things differently. What will I keep the same? I will keep the same room decor, because I don't want the work of changing all that again. I will keep the Gr. five talent show -that is a wonderful tradition that I started this year. I will keep the composer presentations. I will keep the two months(possibly one month)of 10 minute performance times. I will keep loving choir. I'll talk about changes and improvements another time. My mind won't wrap around that at the moment.
I now need to find out how to do all the kinds of things like profiles. etc.
Till next time.
