All right, so I am catching up a bit, and I don't have a fun little media piece, but I have to say I love band camp. When I was a kid band camp was only for people that were extra awesome at their instrument. I never got to go. I didn't practice my trombone enough. I could have been a great trumbonist (I am not sure what the noun is, and this is the least dirty version I can come up with), but I struggled with perseverance and pushing myself to actually practice. At our school band camp is for everyone. It is basically boot camp for learning. The amount of change that you hear in two days time is inspiring. Even the squeakiest clarineteers (yup making up words left, right, and centre) sounds like someone who has played for years. I wonder how I can do this in class more and more. Students have a resilience if there are high expectations set for them. This year I am pushing students to push themselves, and I could see how when they have people who believe in them and push them, they are able to achieve anything.
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November 2017
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