#and 2) 95% of the time the assignments are just. NOTHING. (partially bc MOST music classrooms are elementary school.)

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btw please always read my opinions re: public school as the opinions of a music educator aka The One Subject Area Where Teachers Would Just Simply Not Grade Anything Ever If Not For The School Administration

#NOT kidding at our conferences the professional development sessions OFTEN are like: #Btw Heres a way u can make this an Assignment if admin wont get off ur ass #(often with some annoyance that administrations make us grade things) #its also so funny because every single assignment is like. Nothing. yea theres playing tests in bands SOMETIMES but like. #1) there is an entire contingent of band people who are actively AGAINST the playing tests. (and thats not even all band ppl who dont do em #and 2) 95% of the time the assignments are just. NOTHING. (partially bc MOST music classrooms are elementary school.) #you know what we did for grades in high school band??? all u had to do was 1) be at the concert 2) there was a SELF EVALUATION FORM #that u filled out urself and the band director would just enter it into the gradebook verbatim no matter what. #(actually i think once he called someone out during class for giving himself an 18/50 like an idiot. but other than that) #basically what im saying is. i can forget how traumatic the american public school system can be bc im busy doing Not That #ari opinion hour #teaching tag #bc my subject area is 1) i will do anything to get out of grading things 2) no exams 3) biggest concern is how to get kids to STAY IN MUSIC #(aka creating an environment that is safe for everyone and safe to fail in. and also constantly teaching kids how to work together) #aaaand 4) please god please please pblease give me money please pleplease administration please bleaes please dont cut my program pleaseple