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Dear Marlen, I think that your proposal brings up some important points in relation to social-emotional learning. The central vehicle of the Restorative Circle lessons in which students can "speak their minds and heart out, share personal and academic stories, and give feedback and comment to each other," will...
Hey Marlen, Thanks for your really nice reply on my proposal. I'm glad that you found it inspiring, and I'm glad that you agree that musicians can and should incorporate Habits of Mind into their creative activities. I could talk on and on about what it's like to play...
Hi Emily, It's a good question about the students having seen MIB. I feel like you can never quite be certain about what students will take to that is older than their living memory... It's always a gamble. Thanks for your suggestions about incorporating multimodal composition into the music...
Whoops, I meant to say this: Dear Emily: I am interested in your discussion post, “What You Thought You Knew,” because of both the form and content of your material. I think you’ve gotten at the heart of what Multimodality is all about, it seems. One thing you included that stands out for me...
Hey Emily, Really cool stuff here! First off, I like how you've used the formatting that Marina incorporated in her original letter that we looked at. Secondly, and most importantly, this seems like a really solid unit plan. Getting students to use YouthVoices as a way to finalize their...
Dear Marlen, I am interested in your post, “Puzzle,” because it provides in a very concise manner the most important and basic information about a student; I appreciated how clearly you used the four categories from Carini to structure your Review. I wanted to comment on each category that...
Dear Emily, I find your Descriptive Review of Amelia fascinating because I, too, have encountered students of a similar type -- deeply curious, fiercely independent and generally of good spirit. Even though teaching students who take the reins over their own learning can present us with difficulties and challenges,...
Thanks! I am a music teacher.
Dear Chyna, I am digging your beat, "Metal Twist," because it has a nice, driving and crunchy groove. I like that, as you mentioned, the forward propulsion happens in the bass more than any other instrument. One part that stood out to me was around the :34 mark, when...