Who Does the Work in Your Classroom?

Make a list of the tasks you have to fulfill to keep your classes running. Look at the list. Do you see any tasks that can be completed by a competent student? Are these tasks the reason you started teaching? Did you often dream....when I grow up I want to file papers, sharpen pencils, answer the door to my classroom, operate a cd player etc.? I don't think so. As a music teacher I want to choose suitable music for my singers then help them gain the skills to perform the music with knowledge of what is on the page and how to achieve the goal of intelligent singing as a musical ensemble.

The student must be competent. That means they must be trained to do those tasks, but I'm getting ahead of myself.