The Power of Music Endures
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the Power of music Endures by Jed Ragsdale. We often find ourselves in the position while not in a legal sense, as caregiver for the students that we teach. They come to us before school to share good news from the day they arrived during lunch toe. Ask if we have any snacks lying around because they forgot their food or their money. They meander through during quiet hours after school, and after we asked them what they're still doing there, they open up about things that aren't so positive in their lives. Whatever the reason, difficulty at home relationships, disagreement with school policies or anything at all, they come to us. This current normal is indeed a time when we felt in our hearts the pain of not being there for our students. Lately, there have been many instances where the outside world has caught a glimpse of what we do and the impact we have on students. Many parents are now home all day with the new responsibility of ensuring the distance learning occurs. They've watched teacher videos and have witnessed the encouragement and enlightenment we offer our students. Eventually they gain a greater understanding that this is what we provide daily, the kids miss us and undoubtedly we miss them. We may have been apart for a while now, but it's not too late to let them know that everything is going to be okay, that they will be okay. And then a bright future is still waiting for them. Our seniors, air not quite having the final year they've envisioned since elementary school are eighth graders, had just developed the confidence and security to soar into the uncertainty of high school contests. Spring trips, prom's pop shows and banquets, all of which have been altered or cancelled, will even enduring mark on our students. It is our duty to continue to be the beacon of light, guiding them through yet another obstacle and equipping them to finish strong. Whether it's by the vehicle of distance education or not, there is still time to reach every student who has walked into your classroom, who you used to greet with a handshake, a high five or even just a hello and a smile. The things that have made a difference for our students can still be managed, although someone differently, we must continue the effort to reach our students and notice them, So let them know that we think about them and care about their well being. Send them a note or, better yet, set of a video of you singing or playing a zone. Many of you have already done similar activities. Keep doing them. They need to see your face and know that you are making the best of a negative situation while keeping their interests in mind. What will be the lasting impression of this 2019 2020 school year? What's the most important concepts students will learn from their directors and teachers? Will it be about what didn't happen or what could have happened? Will it be apologies for canceling events or the wish for just one more opportunity? Kind of like the last few months when there have been more questions than answers. There are several questions to ponder is you finish this leg of the journey. While there is no wrong answer, I urge you to leave the students with the strongest of desires to have music fused into their entire being for the rest of their lives. While an extreme challenge, Our current situation provides us an opportunity to make the biggest difference on a much grander scale for our students and the generations they will influence. How did they use music? How did music help them to mourn, to pass time to celebrate? Music is used in every possible way, and we will remember this as a time when music was everything. Your students must come to understand how music helped heal the world during 2020. If they do their grandchildren and those after them will tell these stories we're currently living about. How people used music to help the world survive. What will your part of the story be?