[Rhodes22-list] teachers - Chris?

Steven Alm stevenalm at gmail.com
Tue Aug 28 16:42:16 EDT 2007 

Hank, Elle, and other east coasters,


Sorry but I have no plans to get out there.  Not that I wouldn't want to but
my contacts and agents don't have any clubs out there that they book.  I'm
mostly midwest these days.  But thanks for asking.

Slim

On 8/28/07, elle <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Richmond?
>
> elle
>
> Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote: Hey Slim,
>
> Do you ever play anywhere near DC?  I'd love to catch you show.
>
> Hank
>
>
> On 8/28/07, Steven Alm  wrote:
> >
> > Chris,
> >
> > I'm not sure what I teach is Music Appreciation for the simple fact that
> > my
> > show is mostly request-driven.  I don't cram anything down their throats
> > that they didn't ask for.  What I do teach, though, is singing.  Since
> the
> > requests are for songs that everybody knows, my sing-along approach is
> the
> > same as that of the choir director:
> >
> > "I know you can do better than that...  Let's try it again but this time
> > sing LOUDER!"
> >
> > I stand up and wave my arms like the conductor and bring the music out
> of
> > them.  No matter how many times I've done it, it still gives me goose
> > bumps
> > when I can get a room of 200 people to sing the chorus of "Bye, Bye,
> Miss
> > American Pie" at the top of their drunken lungs.
> >
> > BTW, drunks and children have a lot in common.  You have to pace your
> > presentation carefully, you always have to give them something to do,
> you
> > have to challenge them, you have to reward them and there's always a
> > couple
> > trouble-makers out there you have to deal with.
> >
> > Even the songs themselves (curricula) are the same.  If you set it up
> > right,
> > drunk adults will love "The Wheels On The Bus Go 'Round And
> 'Round."  And
> > the hand gestures are key--just like doing it with kids.
> >
> > "The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish..."
> >
> > "The door on the bus goes open and shut, open and shut, open and
> shut..."
> >
> > "The mommies on the bus go shh, shh, shh..."
> >
> > But then of course I put an adult twist:
> >
> > "The driver on the bus goes, HEY, SHUT UP YOU LITTLE BASTARDS!  I GOT A
> > JOB
> > TO DO HERE SO FUCK YOU!  I'M GONNA KICK YOUR SORRY LITTLE ASSES OFF THIS
> > BUS.  GET THE HELL OUTA HERE!  AND YOUR PARENTS ARE GONNA GROUND YOU AND
> I
> > DON'T GIVE A SHIT IF YOU HAVE TO WALK TO SCHOOL FOR THE REST OF YOUR
> > LITTLE
> > FUCKING LIVES AND THE PRINCIPAL CAN KISS MY ASS........."   8-)
> >
> > Slim,  Bart Simpson thinks I'm a great singing teacher.
> >
> > On 8/27/07, Geankoplis  wrote:
> > >
> > > Thanks Brad,
> > >                 For sharing your luck with the teachers you got and
> the
> > > luck
> > > you made!  They wanted to suspend my kid for skipping his last two
> > classes
> > > each day at H.S. so he could ride the bus to the university and audit
> > > ceramics classes under an assumed name.  I let him finish up his last
> > half
> > > of his senior year in night school so he could go full time to
> something
> > > he
> > > loved.  Now both of you are doing what you love (though you do make
> the
> > > bucks) and are happy.
> > >
> > > Chris Geankoplis
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> > > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Brad Haslett
> > > Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 3:29 AM
> > > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] teachers - Chris?
> > >
> > > Elle & Slim,
> > >
> > > Maybe I got really lucky but I had almost a handful of very dedicated
> > and
> > > proficient teachers in the very tiny public school I attended.  MY HS
> > > science teacher was the one who inspired me to learn to fly between my
> > > Freshman and Sophomore year.  I remain friends with my HS guidance
> > > counselor
> > > and share e-mails weekly.  I was so bored my Senior year I convinced
> the
> > > school board to allow me to drive my own car to the county vocational
> > > school
> > > to attend Distributive Ed.  My DE instructor knew I working on an
> > Airframe
> > > and Powerplant apprenticeship so he didn't require me to attend class,
> > but
> > > enabled me to drive straight to the airport and work.  That later
> caused
> > > some problems when my Principal visited the vocational school one day
> > and
> > > found out I didn't attend class.  He suspended me for three days,
> which
> > > was
> > > hardly any punishment.  I later got suspended again, this time perhaps
> > > justly, for buzzing an afternoon PE class at my HS low enough to have
> > the
> > > coach and his students lying face down in the dirt.  Then I got
> expelled
> > > for
> > > taking off for three days on a flying expedition.  The Illinois State
> > > Board
> > > of Education put the fear of God in me that I needed to beg my way
> back
> > in
> > > school (only two months to go) and failed to mention that my college
> > > entrance exam scores were high enough to not even bother with
> graduating
> > > from HS.  My boss came up with a better idea - we blackmailed two
> school
> > > board members for some of their extra-curricular activities and they
> did
> > > my
> > > bidding for me.  By the time I did start college I had been on my own
> > for
> > > a
> > > while and was paying my own way.  I didn't tolerate BS from college
> > > professors and they sensed that.  Fortunately, the last 2 1/2 years I
> > > attended the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, an adult oriented
> > > commuter school with a much higher than normal average student body
> > > age.  My
> > > oldest son is attending there now, working on a second undergrad
> degree
> > in
> > > Construction Management since his first degree in partying at the U of
> A
> > > Fayetteville hasn't yielded too many job offers.
> > >
> > > I love teaching but I doubt I'd last two days in the public school
> > > environment.  The first time little Johnny's Dad came to complain
> about
> > > something I'd rip his head off as well.  My hat goes off to anyone to
> > can
> > > survive those conditions.  Both of my sons attended Catholic Boys high
> > > schools where parental input and interference was greeted by throwing
> > your
> > > little precious out.  Frankly, I liked that - spared me listening to a
> > lot
> > > of whining.
> > >
> > > Brad
> > >
> > > On 8/23/07, elle  wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Methinks your teachers may have had the same
> > > > impression of you.
> > > >
> > > > Three months off? that would be between mid-June when
> > > > school is out and mid -August when teachers return?
> > > >
> > > > How would you like working 12-14 hr days 6 days /wk?
> > > >
> > > > Walk a mile, bud, before you speak of what you do not
> > > > know.
> > > >
> > > > Needing more rejuvenation...
> > > >
> > > > .elle
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- Just bent  wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > In the 12 years of public schools, I probably have
> > > > > had about 35 different
> > > > > teachers. I can't think of 1 that impressed me even
> > > > > a little bit. They all
> > > > > seemed to be on a power trip. I think they have one
> > > > > of the best jobs, 3
> > > > > months off every year. Great for planning long
> > > > > vacations. I was going to be
> > > > > a teacher but circumstances required plan B, get
> > > > > married & have kids, (but
> > > > > not in that order.) I've trained many adults, I
> > > > > don't think that's anything
> > > > > like trying to teach children. I agree, a very noble
> > > > > profession but I think
> > > > > it is abused by many, mostly in higher education.
> > > > > Jb
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Brad Haslett-2 wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Slim,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'll throw my hat in the ring!  If I had to choose
> > > > > any single point in my
> > > > > > career as the best moment, it would be one while
> > > > > instructing.  I had the
> > > > > > pleasure of enduring an "education" class a few
> > > > > years ago taught by a "no
> > > > > > shit" General in the Airforce" and a Phd. in
> > > > > Education.  He was "known" as
> > > > > > the asshole on campus but it was one of the
> > > > > richest days of learning in my
> > > > > > career.  You know the old expression, "those who
> > > > > can, do, and those who
> > > > > > can't, teach?"   He fully debunked that theory.
> > > > > If I have to choose
> > > > > > between
> > > > > > 'pilot' or 'teacher' on my tombstone, give me the
> > > > > teacher label. What a
> > > > > > noble profession!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Brad
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 8/23/07, Steven Alm
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> Ed,
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> You mean to tell me that just because I have a
> > > > > garage and some wrenches
> > > > > >> that
> > > > > >> does not make me a mechanic?  8-)
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> Slim, former teacher, husband of teacher, brother
> > > > > of teacher, son of two
> > > > > >> teachers
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> On 8/23/07, Tootle  wrote:
> > > > > >> >
> > > > > >> >
> > > > > >> > Chris,
> > > > > >> >
> > > > > >> > Why the narrow point of view?  Teachers?  Has
> > > > > Stan taught us about
> > > > > >> > sailboats? sailing?  You best include this
> > > > > forums premire teacher don't
> > > > > >> > you
> > > > > >> > think?  And another problem, because someone
> > > > > has title teacher does not
> > > > > >> > make
> > > > > >> > that person a teacher.
> > > > > >> >
> > > > > >> > Ed K
> > > > > >> > Greenville, SC, USA
> > > > > >> > addendum:  "The reasonable man adapts himself
> > > > > to the world; the
> > > > > >> > unreasonable
> > > > > >> > one persists in trying to adapt the world to
> > > > > himself. Therefore all
> > > > > >> > progress
> > > > > >> > depends on the unreasonable man." --George
> > > > > Bernard Shaw
> > > > > >> >
> > > > > >> > --
> > > > > >> > View this message in context:
> > > > > >> >
> > > > >
> > > > http://www.nabble.com/teachers---Chris--tf4319116.html#a12299142
> > > > > >> > Sent from the Rhodes 22 mailing list archive at
> > > > > Nabble.com.
> > > > > >> >
> > > > > >> >
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