Ah….winter break. Every December (and also in February, because I live and work in New England), I’ve always gotten the “itch” to just be done. Done with teaching. Done waking up early and driving to work in the dark (and then back home in the dark if I [...]
With both of my sons now in middle school, and my husband and I both working, getting ready for work in the morning and getting the boys ready for school can be a little chaotic. Do they have their lunches, projects, Chromebooks, water bottles, and everything else for [...]
Making Music Education Inclusive—Without Falling into the Tokenism Trap! Let’s talk about why it’s so important to move beyond tokenism in music education—and how you can actually make that shift. It’s a common story in music classrooms: each year, educators launch special projects tied to cultural heritage months, [...]