><<And as far as my perception of her attitude, the student I had after her
said - without my prompting! - that she seemed to have a stick up her butt>>
This sort of thing is maddening, of course, and it does take patience to reach
such a student. But I have discovered that such an "attitude" is often a
front for deep-seated anxiety and low self-esteem. I remember what it was like
to be a teen-ager, and much of the time I did not feel very good about myself.
Give the girl the benefit of the doubt for now at least.
|\ Dr. Diane M. Clark, Assoc. Prof./Chair of Music Dept., Rhodes College
| 2000 N. Parkway, Memphis, TN 38112, 901-843-3782, dclark@r...
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