To begin with...

I've had it with MySpace. I'm tired of all the BS posts, updates, and eye-candy, and I'm tired of all the terrible terrible foolishness associated with it. I've got some real thoughts (and some higher-tier nonsense), and so I'm moving. Ta-da! (and such...)

Actually, I got the idea today to start a blog from an inservice I went to at schulwerk. Christian Long gave the inservice today, all about teaching in the Conceptual Age, and it was shocking to me how many of the other teachers were completely new to some technology out there that's kind of old. He was right, in that what we as educators find fascinating is old hat and unimpressive to our students. It wasn't the best inservice I've ever attended, but certainly not the worst. It made me wonder: How long do we wait (or should we be expected to wait) for several parent-luddites to catch up to what is now? Hmmm.

In truth, technology and advanced communications options can have an effect upon my instrumental music classroom, but not nearly so much as quality teaching can. That's what I'm striving for. And we're getting there, little by little. It does force a decision, though. Will my band sound better with a new computer-music lab, or if I obtain some double-reeds and switch several of my several saxophones over to something that will balance the sound of my ensemble?

There's more to it than that, of course. Taking Dr. O's history/philosophy class has got me thinking about that much. Lots to talk about though.