[Dixielandjazz] MUSIC TEACHERS -- GIVE 'EM A BREAK

[eighthst7 at aol.com]

WELL I'VE HELD MY TONGUE A LONG TIME,  WHILE I LISTEN TO SOME OF YOU  GUYS 
CRITICIZE THEM. IT SEEMS THAT ANY PROBLEM WE HAVE IN SOCIETY OR ANY  SHORTCOMING 
WE FIND IS ALWAYS CAUSED BY THE FAILING OF SCHOOLS AND  TEACHERS.  SO WE 
CONSTANTLY PAN THE TEACHERS AND PASS MORE LEGISLATION TO  PUT MORE PRESSURE ON 
THEM IN THE MISTAKEN BELIEF THAT IF WE SHAPE UP  THE TEACHERS, ALL OF SOCIETIES 
PROBLEMS WILL BE SOLVED.   AND BELIEVE ME FOLKS THEY LIVE IN A PRESSURE COOKER 
HEATED IN MANY WAYS BY  THE  WELL MEANING PUBLIC AND THEIR INSIDIOUS AND 
SELFISH DEMANDS  .  THEY ARE SO BUSY TRYING TO DO ALL THE THINGS THAT EVERYONE 
WANTS  THAT THEY ARE STRETCTED TO THE MAXIMUM AND SEEMINGLY CAN'T DO ANY  THING 
RIGHT AT LEAST IN THE EYES OF THE PUBLIC.  TO FAULT THEM FOR NOT  PRODUCING 
OUTSTANDING "TRAD'  BANDS IS UNFAIR. OR EVEN BEING LESS  KNOWLEGEABLE ABOUT JAZZ 
,COMPARED TO US PROFESSIOALS, IS UNJUST.  AND GUESS  WHAT FOLKS SOME OF THOSE 
KIDS REALLY DON'T WANT TO LEARN. TEACHERS CANNOT  BE "ALL THIHGS TO ALL 
PEOPLE".  AND AFTER A WHILE THE GOOD ONES LEAVE SO  THEY CAN MAKE SOME MONEY.  THAT'S 
WHAT I DID AFTER 10 YRS IN THE CLASSROOM  AS DID MANY OTHERS AND I WAS A GOOD 
TEACHER.  SO TAKE OFF YOUR HATS TO  THOSE DEDICATED  TEACHERS, OF ANY SUBJECT 
,WHO PUT IN A LIFE TIME CAREER  "TRYING" TO TEACH OUR MOST IMPORTANT 
RESOURCE---OUR CHILDREN.  SO IF YOU  HAVEN'T WORKED IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS---SHUT UP.   
(PLEASE SEE MY NEXT  POST CALLED "THE ANIMAL SCHOOL")..  NOW I FEEL BETTER 
GETTING THIS OFF MY  CHEST.  ------  FROM AN EDUCATOR, PROFESSIOAL MUSICIAN, AND 
AN OKOM  FANATIC.
 
RICHARD REDMOND PALM SPRINGS, CA