Failure: 1) lack of success; 2) the omission of expected or required action; 3) the action or state of not functioning. Growing up, failure was never really an option. There were things that were always expected of me and the … Continue reading
“The job of an educator is to teach students to see the vitality in themselves.” – Joseph Campbell I had an experience today with the parent of a student that really made me take a step back. This student started … Continue reading
I had a moment of complete astonishment when teaching a lesson yesterday. My last student on Tuesday is a 14-year-old intermediate pianist. Last week I assigned him this piece that has a quote of “Danny Boy” in the middle. I … Continue reading
This week I have been thinking about intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation. Why are we motivated the way we are motivated? Let me provide you with a little illustration that has prompted my thoughts. I teach a brother and sister back-to-back. … Continue reading
