The Inspiring Teacher
“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” (William Arthur Ward) The Center for Music Learning (in the University of Texas Austin’s) is at the forefront of...
Defensive Pessimism
It’s Summertime! “The livin’ is easyFish are jumpin’ and the cotton is highYour daddy’s rich and your ma is good-lookin’So hush little baby, Don’t you cry” Sunny weather, drinking cocktails by the pool, bikini girls walking around, running, hiking and biking with...
The Need To Be Perfect
Is the need to be perfect (or perform perfectly) the most polished way of showing (or disguising) solicitude, insecurity or the impostor syndrome? The topic always reminds me one of my favourite movies of all time and the winning Oscar laureate Natalie Portman for her...