The activity we did in class today was exceptionally eye opening. Intent and purpose have a large effect on the meaning of any text. The same text evoked a different emotional reaction from all four of the examples.
If I was to be in a setting where I was the educator, I would let my students choose their own song from the traditional concept of folk music to do covers of. Then, I would let them loose. I think this way the students who aren't necessarily motivated would become more so engaged in the activity. I would give the students around 4-6 hours of time in class to develop and practice their covers before arranging a date where all the groups could perform their pieces.
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When I sat down on the first day of Music Education, the experience was not at all what I expected. In all honesty I assumed over the next three and a half years we would be lectured on the importance of education and how to properly engage and educate students.
In all honesty, I’m glad I was wrong. It’s barely been a month of this course but already I have learned so much about proper pedagogy and how to engage people in general, not only as students. The ideas of challenging the previous or traditional teaching styles brings me joy, as well as creates an awareness of my past complicity. I enjoy how the in-class discussions expand my thought boundaries and allow me to hear opinions that are far different from mine. I feel as though I have grown as an individual since the beginning of the semester just based on the philosophical discussions based around pedagogy. Previously, I have never taken a course with philosophical discussions, simply because I like subjects with clear, distinctive answers. I find myself thinking incredibly deeply, and I think it is something we all need to do once in a while. The guest speakers have been helpful, as they all have something interesting for us to think about, and it has affected my views on pedagogy. I really enjoyed the skype call with Lesley Dawe who answered many of our questions that may have been intimidating without answers in our futures. The course in itself has made me consider what it takes to be an educator. Clearly the field is not cut out for every individual, and I think it takes a specific type of person who is comfortable with change, dependable, creative, and incredibly hard working to really be successful in any sort of teaching position. It is so demanding, the pressure to be a good role model and mentor to all of your students while still somehow enforcing rules and showing that you too are flawed like them is somewhat overwhelming just to think about. I still can barely imagine myself doing all of that, and being successful at it. |
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