And another thing...
Violin-playing is really fun. I was dreading being a sub for a violin class today, pulling up memories of having to teach at Success Academy. Despite many positive teaching experiences and feedback since then, there has always been a part of me that doubted my ability to teach in group settings. But not only did I learn to play some violin today, I also learned that I can find a balance of love and discipline in the way that I work with kids, even when they are being unruly. And I got to be an assistant, i.e. "student" in a violin fiddling class. I realized how boring things can be and how much teachers expect students to just pick up, and how confusing it is when it doesn't make sense, and how teachers can make students feel bad unintentionally. And kids don't even really know it's going on, just that they feel bad about themselves in some way. So many valuable lessons in one day.....
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