I once read a quote that said, "Being successful does not make one happy. Success is being happy in what you do." . That is so true and according to that quote, I am very successful! I truly love sharing my passion of music with the elementary children I teach. I have decided to delve into the idea of blogging to share my love of music and my creative teaching strategies.
My philosophy of teaching stems from one of my professors from East Carolina University who said that teaching is about hooking the known to the unknown. I find this very fun and sometimes challenging with elementary students, but it really is the key to impacting students. I have some really creative techniques that some adults may find a bit "silly" or "off the wall", but I find that "silly" and "off the wall" is what works with kids. It is their known. Once I find the "silly" or "off the wall " way of their known, it makes hooking their unknown so much easier!
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