Sunday, October 20, 2013

Rejuvenation


                The entry in this section that I felt the biggest connection with is entry 117.  The reason I feel such a strong connection with this section is because of the idea of taking a break from teaching.  I have a ton of interests that I could see myself pursuing if I were to take a break from teaching.  I think it is cool that the writer of this knows that teaching is engrained in him, and that he can never really leave it.
                I’m also captivated by the fact that the writer is simultaneously teaching and running his own business.  This seems like it would require a ridiculous amount of work, since being a teacher alone would be rather difficult.  It just amazes me that this writer is capable of pushing himself so far to do what he loves.  I especially like that he takes ideas away from the business world to connect them with his teaching.  He has taken on new students in the form of local musicians.
                Lastly, I love that he highlights the song lyrics of fellow musicians as educational.  One of the things I want to be able to do as a teacher is teach a class on music history.  A big part of music history is lyrical content, since that shows what the culture was like at the time the piece was written.  For example, teaching the civil rights movement through the words of Bob Dylan, or teaching about Rodney King through NWA’s couplets could be amazing.

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