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Maizie
post Mar 11 2009, 03:50 PM
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And I completely agree about enjoying being treated like a child sometimes! I get stickers at the end of my lessons just like the babies do! And this week I got a badge saying "excellent practise" and was told it was the highest honour she awarded, and I was as proud of it as I would have been had I been a child of six!

My recorder teacher teaches upstairs, while downstairs his wife teaches piano. I heard her awarding stickers to her student when I was there...now I wonder if the recorder teacher awards stickers, and if so, whether I will be eligible for them (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) I bought myself a nice notebook to use, so I can write down what I need to practise each week when I'm at my lessons. My husband offered to sign it to say I'd done my homework for me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) but really it's there ready to have stickers awarded should I ever deserve them and not be considered too old for them.

I don't see why we should have to be grown-up all the time. It's like suddenly we're not supposed to be proud of our achievements. Well, I spend a large chunk of every week day behaving like a sensible grown-up, there are times it is nice not to...and also, why is it that something is an achievement if you do it for the first time when you are a child, but if you do it for the first time as an adult then it's unremarkable?

(The other week we were at Ikea, and I saw a gorgeous polar bear stuffed toy. So I bought one, but in between picking him up and till, I wouldn't put him down I was carrying him and my husband smiled and I said everybody else was just jealous because they wouldn't carry a stuffy around with them now they had to be grown ups).
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post Mar 11 2009, 04:07 PM
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QUOTE(Maizie @ Mar 11 2009, 03:50 PM) *

My recorder teacher teaches upstairs, while downstairs his wife teaches piano. I heard her awarding stickers to her student when I was there...now I wonder if the recorder teacher awards stickers, and if so, whether I will be eligible for them (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) I bought myself a nice notebook to use, so I can write down what I need to practise each week when I'm at my lessons. My husband offered to sign it to say I'd done my homework for me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) but really it's there ready to have stickers awarded should I ever deserve them and not be considered too old for them.

I must admit to being very careful when awarding stickers to children, in case they think they are too old for them. But recently, when a 13-year-old played something very well, I said that if he was a few years younger, I would give him a gold star. He suddenly looked really excited, and asked "could I have one anyway?"

(Having said that, I don't think I am too old!)
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post Mar 12 2009, 03:00 PM
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I love having a mixed practice of adults and children as the differences are what makes it so fun.

I can use driving references with the adults, whereas, unless I'm teaching a car crazy teenage boy, they just don't work on children at all.

I've never had an adult asked for their notebook to have stickers in them before!
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post Mar 12 2009, 09:25 PM
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QUOTE(jod @ Mar 12 2009, 03:00 PM) *

I love having a mixed practice of adults and children as the differences are what makes it so fun.

I can use driving references with the adults, whereas, unless I'm teaching a car crazy teenage boy, they just don't work on children at all.

I've never had an adult asked for their notebook to have stickers in them before!


They could just be too embarrassed to (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blush.gif)
I'd never object - especially if they were gold stars!!!!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Mar 13 2009, 07:51 AM
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Having read this, I soo need gold stars!!!!!

I'm not very grown up at all.
Does anyone ever grow up? I mean really?
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post Mar 13 2009, 08:42 AM
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What?! I'm missing out on stickers and gold stars too! No fair! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

I don't plan on ever growing up (certainly not if it means no stickers!)
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post Mar 13 2009, 09:07 AM
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QUOTE(Lizzy violin @ Mar 13 2009, 07:51 AM) *

Having read this, I soo need gold stars!!!!!

I'm not very grown up at all.
Does anyone ever grow up? I mean really?

maybe we're all just big kids! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

I sometimes say to 'older' children ' tell me when you get too grown up for stickers' and they nearly always say 'oh no I love stickers' .
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My teacher only ever praises me when I've actually played well, and is quite critical the rest of the time, but I think that's great. I feel as though I know exactly where I stand, and when she does say "well done" I feel as though I've really achieved something.
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post Mar 14 2009, 11:27 AM
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I don't have gold stars, but I do have gold and metallic quavers and some of them are beamed.

Everytime I run low, I go to the shop I originally purchased them from and buy another two packets.

Even though the ISM recommends I write termly reports, somehow for the adults it feels odd. Who should I address it to, the pupil or their husband/wife?
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post Mar 15 2009, 08:48 AM
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I've always written praise - "Brilliant!" or "Perfect" or just a big tick and a smiley face - but now I'll buy some stickers - gold stars if I can find them - and ALL my pupils are adults.
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post Mar 15 2009, 03:02 PM
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As I've said on other threads (and been 'got at' by some people for it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) ), I give ALL my students stickers, regardless of age.

I'm well-known for saying, 'Oooo, I feel a sticker moment coming on!'

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post Mar 15 2009, 03:23 PM
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QUOTE(Cyrilla @ Mar 15 2009, 03:02 PM) *


I'm well-known for saying, 'Oooo, I feel a sticker moment coming on!'

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She does as well! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

The lack of a singing voice for much of the early part of this year has meant I haven't had many sticker moments of late... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
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post Mar 15 2009, 03:26 PM
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See? I speak the truth!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Baz, we'll see what we can do about your dearth of sticker moments on Tuesday...

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post Mar 15 2009, 03:30 PM
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I still have a sticker I was given at a primary school a couple of weeks ago. I am amazingly proud of it! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

*makes note to make sure next teacher is aware of the merits of sticker-giving*
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