Speaking of education and frustration; hell of an evening with the ASM kids tonight. One girl actually quit over what seemed to be her inability to tolerate any longer the bullshit of some of the other students in the program ( Read more... )

Earlier this week at rehearsals for The Long Count, the cast and crew meandered over to the idea of ability, and more particularly the perception of ability. We were discussing the declarative phrase "I can sing," and the way it changes throughout one's life. A five year-old who says he can sing is different than the fifteen year-old who says he ( Read more... )

( Select Observations From Two Days of Teaching Performing Arts to High School Students )

I've long characterized myself as a constant student, somebody who has a great passion and facility for learning. The downside for me, I've realized, is that I've never been quite sure how to transition from that into teaching ( Read more... )