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Know Thyself

Deborah Jeter

Granted, this article is a little off of the beaten path of Music Education, but as I have said in past articles, a good teacher knows how to make a lesson (or an article) out of just about anything, so I'm using that statement as a "back-up." Herein the point lies:
    It is my belief that if we are to successfully interact with our students, it will serve us well to know ourselves. How do I learn, why do I learn best that way, what are my attitudes, am I open-minded enough to learn from ALL sources? But if we truly know ourselves, then chances are we are also going to see where our defects lie as well. Hopefully this article will help educators take a personal inventory and come to terms with those dark and dusty areas that need to be dealt with in order to be the most effective teacher they can be. After all, being truly openminded is a neverending process of learning and it is my hope that these links offer something that will contribute to all of us in furthering the knowledge of ourselves.

Profiles of the 16 Psychological Types

Information on How People Learn

Catch a Fire - Astrology, Know Thyself -- Also has a pretty cool music shack.

For fun:

I have had a request for more information on the great Zoltan Kodaly. So check back for some innovative and highly successful ways of teaching music, next week.

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5.   September 20, 1997 11:31 PM
Oh yeah! And of course, I don't mind if you add one or two (or more) to your section. That's great, in fact!

Deborah Jeter
Suite 101 - Music ...

4.   September 20, 1997 11:26 AM
&lt;a href="http://www.YOUR-URL.com/"&gt;Your Link&lt;/a&gt;


Type your URL and place the information above before and after it. You should be able to have a "clickable link" if you do this.

Deb ...

-- posted by Deborah_Jeter
3.   September 19, 1997 11:22 PM
Hi Deborah,
thnx for the tips... They are very good indeed. Mind if I add one or two to my section?
By the way, how do I insert links inmy articles?
we might also keep up the ICQ link...
dovpaolo ...

-- posted by DovPaoloA
2.   September 19, 1997 5:26 AM
Thanks E.C., it's very important for teachers to remember that to be a good teacher, we must remain open-minded and teachable. We should remain life-long students. If we stagnant, we become dis ...

-- posted by Deborah_Jeter
1.   September 18, 1997 12:21 PM
What fun! Also, you make a very good point. Knowing thyself is especially important for teachers,so as to do as little harm and as much good as possible for the little critters.

** ecwrite, write ...

-- posted by Ecwrite



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