JJQ #19: Favorite Teacher
Who is your favorite teacher? Why? Can you remember and tell about a special teacher?
David Ingersoll. He was my elementary music school teacher from kindergarten to a few weeks into fifth grade. His specialty was more children's theater, to be honest, because his hallmark from the time I had him were musical productions. I've made references to one of them, The Runaway Snowman, elsewhere. He had a LOT of charisma, and he was hip, too. He and his brothers got into Christian rock-- granted, his brother Monte, became a little more famous, but at least he could tell us about some of the business side of things.
The pitfall I faced was thinking I could have a job exactly like his. I slogged through years of classical training, concert band, symphony orchestra, and music and elementary education classes alike before I realized I did not want to teach band, I did not want to teach orchestra, and I didn't particularly care to work in the U.S. public school environment. It was only recently that I realized it was OK to be geeky about gadgets, gizmos, and other technology, and that I might have some sort of career with it.
But I do not blame Mr. Ingersoll-- how could I? I could say that other teachers didn't much like substituting for him as he didn't draw up lesson plans, but... I think he taught as a music teacher should. He was never embarassed about the industry that I could see-- regretfully, some music teachers I had seemed bent on ignoring it, but that was not his style at all.
If you somehow find this, my teacher, my friend... my hat is still off to you.
David Ingersoll. He was my elementary music school teacher from kindergarten to a few weeks into fifth grade. His specialty was more children's theater, to be honest, because his hallmark from the time I had him were musical productions. I've made references to one of them, The Runaway Snowman, elsewhere. He had a LOT of charisma, and he was hip, too. He and his brothers got into Christian rock-- granted, his brother Monte, became a little more famous, but at least he could tell us about some of the business side of things.
The pitfall I faced was thinking I could have a job exactly like his. I slogged through years of classical training, concert band, symphony orchestra, and music and elementary education classes alike before I realized I did not want to teach band, I did not want to teach orchestra, and I didn't particularly care to work in the U.S. public school environment. It was only recently that I realized it was OK to be geeky about gadgets, gizmos, and other technology, and that I might have some sort of career with it.
But I do not blame Mr. Ingersoll-- how could I? I could say that other teachers didn't much like substituting for him as he didn't draw up lesson plans, but... I think he taught as a music teacher should. He was never embarassed about the industry that I could see-- regretfully, some music teachers I had seemed bent on ignoring it, but that was not his style at all.
If you somehow find this, my teacher, my friend... my hat is still off to you.