Names are important. If you pronounce someone's name incorrectly, you're saying it isn't important. That THEY aren't important. If you correct someone on HOW to pronounce their name despite them telling you it's incorrect, you're just a jerk. I said it. It's happened to me. Repeatedly, by a former superior. (Yes, really). The students corrected…...

You all know around here I love my kid's books. Someone actually called me the book lady recently! As the posts have piled up, I thought it would be a great idea to put them all in one place for easy access! I'll continue to update this list as I make more posts! The Ultimate…...

This requested post has taken me a long time to put together. I've spoken at length before about how I've never had a real budget and got into teaching with the Kodaly method because I didn't have resources. I'm not an Orff based instructor so some things don't feel essential to me the way they…...

Music teachers are often islands in our buildings. The "specials" team definitely feels like a little bit of sympathy but even then, no one quite understands what we do. Sometimes we are the only elementary music teacher in our district. So how do you find "your people" and build a support system? Here's a few…...

I was at an MMEA board meeting a few weeks ago and this came up and I realized I've barely touched on this topic but I feel really strongly about it! I absolutely 100% advocate for having a teacher email account, specifically Google, that isn't related to your school. I know it's another email to…...

As the school year closes, we reflect on our previous year and look forward to our time to recharge. We also tend to think ahead for next year. June is Pride Month and a great time to reflect on our current practices with regard to gendered practices in the classroom. I'd also challenge those people…...