Staying Healthy

The Dreaded June Slide

The Dreaded June Slide
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June. The weather is perfect for dinners on the patio, a fantastic fruity drink in hand, kids running around with their friends not to be seen for hours, visiting with friends in the extended evenings & relaxing in the sun (or shade, if you burn like I do). Or, perhaps your June looks a little more like our home & you are ready for summer to be here. These are the signs that your students or you are done ... & what to do to keep the excitement going until the very last lesson.

How I Went From Stressed Out Teacher to Successful Studio Owner

How I went from stressed out teacher to successful studio owner
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If you have read The Unfinished Lesson for awhile, you may have noticed that I write quite a bit about balancing priorities & creating a studio environment that works for the individual teacher. So, why am I so passionate about this topic? This is my journey from stressed out teacher to successful studio owner!

Staying Focused When You Just Want to Chill …

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Back in my early years of teaching, one of my bosses pulled me aside one day and said,  "Rosemarie, I don't want you to be a great teacher.  I want you to just be a good enough teacher."  Now, this is not normally what you would expect your boss to say regardless of your profession. … Continue reading Staying Focused When You Just Want to Chill …

Having a whisper of a good time

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It's been a few years since I have lost my voice, but this week I lost my voice. I suppose I could have called in sick, but none of my students would have heard me on the video lesson anyway. What to do? It may seem like the death-toll to a week's worth of teaching, but (thankfully?) I have been in this situation before so I had some ideas of what to do. I dusted off the cobwebs & used several of the same strategies this week. Ironically, many of them are just good everyday teaching practices.