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Date Posted: 14:03:00 04/23/06 Sun
Author: Laura
Subject: Re: How long is too long to teacher music.
In reply to: Kevin Endres 's message, "How long is too long to teacher music." on 06:34:44 04/22/06 Sat

The moment I read this post, it made me think of what my high school band director always use to say to us. He always told us that he could retire whenever he wanted on disability, and therefore there was always talk about when he would retire. Everyone thought it would be when his son graduated which was last year, but he's still there. He always said that he will keep teaching until he doesn't enjoy it anymore. I think that's an interesting thought. I've worked really hard to get to where I am and by the time I'm a teacher for that long, I'll have worked 10 times as hard. Obviously this is something that I want to do more than anything so I wouldn't mind teaching past retirement as long as I am able. Personally, I think I would get bored just being at home all the time. I'd rather be out doing what I love for as long as I can.

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[> Re: How long is too long to teacher music. -- Benjamin D. Lupo, 17:36:03 04/23/06 Sun [1]

Personally, I plan on working with choirs for the rest of my life. As long as I am passionate about my music and capable of expressing that to my students, I plan on teaching.

I agree with both of the earlier posts. Teach until you are too unhealthy to, have no desire to, or cannot teach effectively. If you want to keep teaching, thats just one more reason to stay healthy.
:)

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