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The 2020-21 School Year
In the spring of 2020, teachers around the globe were torn from their classrooms with no warning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I am writing this in the summer of 2020. The 2020-21 school year promises to be one of the most challenging ever. No one, at this point, even knows what going back to school will look like. Many school districts have already been considering cancelling music, art, and PE classes.
I hope your school district continues to realize the importance, now more than ever, of arts education. Music and Art have been two things that have held us together throughout uncertain times.
My suggestions to you as a music teacher would be to plan activities that can be experienced independently. Dances that are line dances or free form instead of circles and/or with partners. Listening activities. Movement activities where students can remain apart from others. Check out my BLOG posts—Focus on what you CAN do, Navigating Murky Waters, Making Lemonade, and Ripped from the Classroom.
You will have to adapt and assure your admin and parents that the students are safe while in your classroom. You may be on a cart. That's OK too. That is better than no music at all. Be a team player. Be pro-active and advocate what is best for your students.
Join groups on Facebook where you can find support and helpful discussion instead of whining and complaining. Be positive.
Our lives may never be the same again. And that is alright. But we want to be sure that music is always a part of whatever changes come our way!
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