This post was on the Yellow Board. I would like to know what people think about this. There are some interesting follow up post. Some of the responses talk about legal action by the private teacher, tell the kids to take from another teacher, send an e-mail, etc.
Changing Private Staff - Help!
Posted by South Texas BD on 6/23/2009, 11:20 pm
We have a very large private lesson staff down here. But occasionally we get a teacher that we unfortunately have to let go. There are no contracts so there are no legal issues, but I want to not be ugly to them. I want to talk with them directly but I've been advised to send a letter. The thought behind the advice is the idea that the teacher will want to get into a lengthy, defensive discussion that will only lead to a worse situation.
Private lesson teachers down here are hard to get but when one is simply not affective and loses students, you sometimes just have to make a change. This is the worst part of my job but it is unavoideable.
Will a professionally worded letter of explanation be acceptable? I'm open for ideas.
I think a person to person visit would be best. What needs to be said could be said without the teacher being left to wonder. Could be a learning experience for the lesson teacher.
I read the follow ups to that post. Some of them made me angry. Thankfully there were a few good posts on how to best handle the situation. I think this topic could be merged with the "Burnout" thread in The Life category, because some of the replies are coming from band directors that are probably major causes of burnout for the lesson teachers that are having to work with them.
There was a band director in Mansfield that told his students not to take from this person or that person. A real piece of work he was. Caused a lot of problems. Wouldn't let kids move up to higher bands unless they took from such and such teacher. He was a real ass. Last I heard he was in Wylie on the NE side of Dallas.
If you are on that side of the Metroplex, watch out. I will take a look around and see where he is and maybe drop a note here on this board as a warning.
I read the follow ups to that post. Some of them made me angry. Thankfully there were a few good posts on how to best handle the situation. I think this topic could be merged with the "Burnout" thread in The Life category, because some of the replies are coming from band directors that are probably major causes of burnout for the lesson teachers that are having to work with them.
-judy
Good points.
Some of those posts are disturbing. I hope I do not teach for some of those directors.
Good points.
Some of those posts are disturbing. I hope I do not teach for some of those directors.-1kim1
You probably do. 3 out every 4 directors tends to be a real ass. I have only known a handful of truly professional band directors in all of the years that I have taught lessons. I am talking about the ones that you just watch because you can really learn from those guys. Strange thing is that sometimes those bds would actually ask you a question or two about different teaching methods.
Not many of those left and it shows.
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