Can anyone answer this question?
Tue, 15 Apr 2003, 03:03 pmMegan10 posts in thread
Can anyone answer this question?
Tue, 15 Apr 2003, 03:03 pmWhat is it about a dance school that makes you want to attend?
That is the question....can anyone answer it?
That is the question....can anyone answer it?
Re: Those who can't, ....?
Wed, 16 Apr 2003, 05:25 pmwalter plinge wrote:
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> I have witnessed some appalling things all because the
> teacher sees a performance as about their work and not that
> of the students.
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Unfortunately, yes! There have been several occasions during our school's tour of The Stones where classes were in progress as we were setting up for our performance. In some of these the students were playing improv theatre games, something which Sam and I know a fair bit about. It was sadly frustrating to see the classes being poorly handled, and in one case in particular, in a damaging way..! The kids love these types of games but they weren't learning or improving from them, and they were potentially being scarred from the inappropriate handling of their mistakes. We'd cringe at things that could've so easily been turned into valuable performance skill lessons, but were really just being treated as a time filler with no useful learning outcomes.
(Mind you, we've also seen some fantastic stuff out there, teachers!)
Walter Plinge may have hit on the crucial factor as to whether a school of any kind is of value or not...the focus must be on the needs of the students. Sometimes "putting on a play" or a dance concert is not the correct end product to be aiming for, if the students are not yet learning the appropriate skills and enjoying the process.
Cheers
Craig
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> I have witnessed some appalling things all because the
> teacher sees a performance as about their work and not that
> of the students.
>
>
Unfortunately, yes! There have been several occasions during our school's tour of The Stones where classes were in progress as we were setting up for our performance. In some of these the students were playing improv theatre games, something which Sam and I know a fair bit about. It was sadly frustrating to see the classes being poorly handled, and in one case in particular, in a damaging way..! The kids love these types of games but they weren't learning or improving from them, and they were potentially being scarred from the inappropriate handling of their mistakes. We'd cringe at things that could've so easily been turned into valuable performance skill lessons, but were really just being treated as a time filler with no useful learning outcomes.
(Mind you, we've also seen some fantastic stuff out there, teachers!)
Walter Plinge may have hit on the crucial factor as to whether a school of any kind is of value or not...the focus must be on the needs of the students. Sometimes "putting on a play" or a dance concert is not the correct end product to be aiming for, if the students are not yet learning the appropriate skills and enjoying the process.
Cheers
Craig
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