“Learning is not compulsory. Neither is survival.”
–W. Edwards Deming
Food for thought: What are your students learning from YOU, whether intentionally or non-intentionally?
Wednesday’s Words of Wisdom
Tag: music quotes
Wednesday’s Words of Wisdom
“The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.”
–Dorothy Parker
Such a great quote! Much of our job as teachers is about provoking curiosity, don’t you think? 🙂
Wednesday’s Words of Wisdom
“In every job that must be done there is an element of fun.”
–Mary Poppins
P.S.: I recently made a short video discussing the quote from last time: “A fiery, good beginner always stands higher than a master in mediocrity.” —Robert Schumann.” Click here to watch it, and please let me know if you’d like me to consider making more of this kind of video!
Wednesday’s Words of Wisdom
“Teaching is from the outside in whereas learning is from the inside out.”
–Edwin E. Gordon
Wednesday’s Words of Wisdom
“The fundamental issue to consider is how students learn, not how students are taught.”
— Edwin E. Gordon
Wednesday’s Words of Wisdom
“A few hundred years ago, audiation, not notation, was in the forefront of music education.”
—Edwin E. Gordon
Wednesday’s Words of Wisdom
“When taught to understand music, students learn music.”
–Edwin E. Gordon
Wednesday’s Words of Wisdom
“Audiation is to music what thought is to language.”
— Edwin E. Gordon
Read more here: What is Audiation, Exactly?
Wednesday’s Words of Wisdom
“Music Learning Theory is simply this:
What do you need to know in order to learn something else?”
–Edwin Gordon
Wednesday’s Words of Wisdom
“Just as speech developed before the written word, sound of music existed long before music notation was developed.”
—Edwin E. Gordon
Wednesday Words of Wisdom
“Music literacy involves more than being able to read and write music notation.”
–Edwin Gordon
Wednesday’s Words of Wisdom
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
— Nelson Mandela