
Music Teacher Tips - #3 - Secret Student
Music Teacher Tip #3 - #SecretStudent: My first year of teaching was for inner city middle school. My 8th grade class had 48 students. After some digging, I discovered that only 3 had signed up for the class. Most of the other 45 wanted me to know this class was not their idea. Behavior was rough - I mean awful. I approached a veteran teacher for advice. She told me about something she called “Secret Student.” At the start of class she would randomly pick a name out of a bowl