Comments on: HELP! http://www.pianoteacherblog.com/2008/10/23/help/ Relax, Share, and Laugh! Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:39:03 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Stengel99 http://www.pianoteacherblog.com/2008/10/23/help/comment-page-1/#comment-667 Stengel99 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 03:26:07 +0000 http://www.pianoteacherblog.com/?p=264#comment-667 This might not be a permanent solution, but there's a technique called "antiseptic bouncing" used in classrooms to remove troublesome students from an area temporarily. Basically, you send the kid on some sort of errand which will get him out of your hair for a few minutes. "Johnny, would you go ask the secretary for a light blue Sharpie?" And the secretary is in on it and knows that's your code for "stall this kid, please!" Kind of like midwives telling husbands to "go boil a huge pot of water." Sure, it's sneaky, but it can be effective if used sparingly! :-) This might not be a permanent solution, but there’s a technique called “antiseptic bouncing” used in classrooms to remove troublesome students from an area temporarily. Basically, you send the kid on some sort of errand which will get him out of your hair for a few minutes. “Johnny, would you go ask the secretary for a light blue Sharpie?” And the secretary is in on it and knows that’s your code for “stall this kid, please!” Kind of like midwives telling husbands to “go boil a huge pot of water.”

Sure, it’s sneaky, but it can be effective if used sparingly! :-)

]]> By: Help Some More! » Piano Teacher’s Retreat http://www.pianoteacherblog.com/2008/10/23/help/comment-page-1/#comment-640 Help Some More! » Piano Teacher’s Retreat Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:52:37 +0000 http://www.pianoteacherblog.com/?p=264#comment-640 [...] covers their role in practice with Do’s and Don’ts. Hopefully, this will help my problem.  Here is part of what I have scripted-this is just the part I am worried about.  I’m [...] [...] covers their role in practice with Do’s and Don’ts. Hopefully, this will help my problem.  Here is part of what I have scripted-this is just the part I am worried about.  I’m [...]

]]> By: Ellen http://www.pianoteacherblog.com/2008/10/23/help/comment-page-1/#comment-621 Ellen Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:03:08 +0000 http://www.pianoteacherblog.com/?p=264#comment-621 Incorporated into my policies is this statement: "No parents or siblings sitting in on classes or lessons. It is not that I don’t like company, but this can be distracting to the teacher and the students." If you feel like you want to see first hand what is happening, please call and we can decide on a class time or lesson that you may attend. I have never had a problem because they know up front. Incorporated into my policies is this statement:

“No parents or siblings sitting in on classes or lessons. It is not that I don’t like company, but this can be distracting to the teacher and the students.” If you feel like you want to see first hand what is happening, please call and we can decide on a class time or lesson that you may attend.

I have never had a problem because they know up front.

]]> By: Deborah Rhine http://www.pianoteacherblog.com/2008/10/23/help/comment-page-1/#comment-614 Deborah Rhine Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:27:40 +0000 http://www.pianoteacherblog.com/?p=264#comment-614 I found this online and thought you could use it as a jumping off point. http://vsmma.org/admissions/observation.htm It is a guideline on how to observe following the Montessori model of observation. I found this online and thought you could use it as a jumping off point.

http://vsmma.org/admissions/observation.htm

It is a guideline on how to observe following the Montessori model of observation.

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