You play music, it’s supposed to be fun.

I heard this one at an open mike one night. It stuck with me. It is supposed to be fun, not just music. School, life is supposed to be fun too.

As a teacher you have to remember you teach kids, not math, science whatever. And with kids, play comes first. When you want to teach a kid something play comes first. A kid's first instinct is to play with it, turn it over, push all the buttons, see how far it bends before it breaks.

I don't care if it is a Bunsen burner, a ti calculator, or clay, a kid will want to play first then find out more about it from the expert (teacher).

Remember this when you organize you lessons. Play first, then learn.