Tomahawk674
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Tomahawk674
I'm a senior at Missouri Western State University, I'm a piano major, and after a certain time, you can start teaching lower level piano through a program at the school. This spring was my first time teaching.
I'm a fairly decent teachers, my own teachers who have observed me tell me so.
I had a decent ammount of students, which is good since I make $20/hour.
However, for the fall, only 3 remain, the rest split. Some said "yeah we'll be taking lessons" until I call again and then they said "oh we talked it over and we'll pass this time" or "we've found a local teacher".One called today asking to register, the office gives them my number, and when I call, they say the typicall "we've found another teacher, but thanks". I want to yell at them "why did you call us in the first place!". I can only imagine the quality of teacher that they get; I know who the good piano teachers in town are. We take piano pedagogy every semester of piano; we learn the best ways to teach the best technique, but parents have no way of telling if their kid is learning a good technique, or a bad one. I have many stories about crappy teachers and their effect. Bad piano technique can result in pain and injury in the more advanced years.
Of course, the first students to leave are always the worst ones. The most talented student I have, is not only sticking with me but I'll be teaching her twice a week now, to cover what we can't in the first lesson.
I spend too much time on campus to have any other job (and it's notlike I'm going to flip burgers, been there done that, never again). Now flying is going to be sporadic at best. ARGGGHHHHH.
Sorry, just have to vent.....
I'm a fairly decent teachers, my own teachers who have observed me tell me so.
I had a decent ammount of students, which is good since I make $20/hour.
However, for the fall, only 3 remain, the rest split. Some said "yeah we'll be taking lessons" until I call again and then they said "oh we talked it over and we'll pass this time" or "we've found a local teacher".One called today asking to register, the office gives them my number, and when I call, they say the typicall "we've found another teacher, but thanks". I want to yell at them "why did you call us in the first place!". I can only imagine the quality of teacher that they get; I know who the good piano teachers in town are. We take piano pedagogy every semester of piano; we learn the best ways to teach the best technique, but parents have no way of telling if their kid is learning a good technique, or a bad one. I have many stories about crappy teachers and their effect. Bad piano technique can result in pain and injury in the more advanced years.
Of course, the first students to leave are always the worst ones. The most talented student I have, is not only sticking with me but I'll be teaching her twice a week now, to cover what we can't in the first lesson.
I spend too much time on campus to have any other job (and it's notlike I'm going to flip burgers, been there done that, never again). Now flying is going to be sporadic at best. ARGGGHHHHH.
Sorry, just have to vent.....
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