back in the saddle

After a month off while I was nursing my injured elbow, I am back to drumming.  It has been hard to slow down the pace, practice for 15 minutes instead of 30, wear the elbow brace, pay attention to the pain.  But my lesson last night was great.   And it made me think again of the process of learning and the importance of the teacher-student relationship.  Learning something new, something so out of my day-to-day, is hard work.  And while I need my teacher to say good job, it must ring true.  I wonder how we can give children the praise and feedback they need to keep working at learning, even when it is hard?  I know when I go into the classrooms today, this question will be on my mind.

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