Okay, as I delve into this book further, i am noticing some things. First, Chapter 5 is a little more about the author and the orchestra. I was really focused on a few things. Engagement- something teachers want 100% of the time. And if we don't get it, we get mad or complain or toss a kid outta class. Roz and Zander said, "The eyes never lie ",.... isn't that the truth. I can always tell the faraway look on a child's face when they stop processing what I am teaching. I thought the conductor who traded seats with a player was very good. Each of them could see how both sides work. As a teacher back in school, I understand how easily it is to be distracted by noise, sites, sounds, internet cruising while I am working. I can only imagine what professors at Full Sail think when they really get a piece of work that is not even close to the directions....
As I have gotten older, I have probably applied Rule 6 a lot more when I was younger and more serious. I have to be appropriate all day and when i am at home relaxing- inappropriate things make me laugh!!! I have tried to incorporate that into my workplace with little quips or humorous videos/quotes, etc. I am not sure about the calculating or central self. I imagine that for the most part, all of us are made up of both. ( I could be totally off on this)... Like I said- Don't Sweat the Small Stuff. In the grand scheme of things, it may not be so bad!!!
Chapter 8 for me could be summed up with the saying- It is What it is. I was thinking of a boy taught in 2nd grade....He was so different- definitely marched to the beat of his own drummer. He was brilliant but his behavior was a little lacking- he would blurt out answers, answer the question with something totally off base, and draw answers instead of writing them and he knew everything about Lord of The Rings and Star Wars.He had a history of always being in trouble. I accepted that this child was like this and when I came to the understanding that I was not going to change him, I enjoyed him immensely. He was funny and creative and he gave me ideas of ways to teach that I never thought of ( Desert climate was like Tattooine). I think about him often and hope he is doing well.
I would like to suggest this book for my school's book studies. More teachers should have possibilities opened up for them with a new venue of thinking...
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