http://musicedmajor.net/2009/09/20/age-differences/ A blog for college students of Music Education Fri, 04 May 2012 19:45:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://musicedmajor.net/2009/09/20/age-differences/comment-page-1/#comment-94 David Freidin Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:14:51 +0000 http://musicedmajor.net/?p=296#comment-94 Based on the title, I thought you were talking about age differences among students, not between you and the students. Anyway, what I noticed the past couple of summers as a counselor at a computer camp is that the thing I had the most trouble with was remembering that I'm an adult. The good kids are going to be good pretty much regardless of what you do, and the same thing goes for the bad kids. The main thing is to remember that you're in charge, not any of them. Also, make sure that you're consistent in how you deal with them. You're going to have favorites no matter how much you tell yourself you won't, but you have to make sure you don't let them get away with stuff you wouldn't let the rest get away with, and that you don't treat the ones you don't like any more harshly than the others. I probably have more, but I can't think of it at the moment, and this has been long already. Based on the title, I thought you were talking about age differences among students, not between you and the students. Anyway, what I noticed the past couple of summers as a counselor at a computer camp is that the thing I had the most trouble with was remembering that I'm an adult. The good kids are going to be good pretty much regardless of what you do, and the same thing goes for the bad kids. The main thing is to remember that you're in charge, not any of them. Also, make sure that you're consistent in how you deal with them. You're going to have favorites no matter how much you tell yourself you won't, but you have to make sure you don't let them get away with stuff you wouldn't let the rest get away with, and that you don't treat the ones you don't like any more harshly than the others. I probably have more, but I can't think of it at the moment, and this has been long already.

]]> http://musicedmajor.net/2009/09/20/age-differences/comment-page-1/#comment-75 David Freidin Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:14:51 +0000 http://musicedmajor.net/?p=296#comment-75 Based on the title, I thought you were talking about age differences among students, not between you and the students. Anyway, what I noticed the past couple of summers as a counselor at a computer camp is that the thing I had the most trouble with was remembering that I'm an adult. The good kids are going to be good pretty much regardless of what you do, and the same thing goes for the bad kids. The main thing is to remember that you're in charge, not any of them. Also, make sure that you're consistent in how you deal with them. You're going to have favorites no matter how much you tell yourself you won't, but you have to make sure you don't let them get away with stuff you wouldn't let the rest get away with, and that you don't treat the ones you don't like any more harshly than the others. I probably have more, but I can't think of it at the moment, and this has been long already. Based on the title, I thought you were talking about age differences among students, not between you and the students. Anyway, what I noticed the past couple of summers as a counselor at a computer camp is that the thing I had the most trouble with was remembering that I'm an adult. The good kids are going to be good pretty much regardless of what you do, and the same thing goes for the bad kids. The main thing is to remember that you're in charge, not any of them. Also, make sure that you're consistent in how you deal with them. You're going to have favorites no matter how much you tell yourself you won't, but you have to make sure you don't let them get away with stuff you wouldn't let the rest get away with, and that you don't treat the ones you don't like any more harshly than the others. I probably have more, but I can't think of it at the moment, and this has been long already.

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