I love listening to classical music. I have a husband. My husband is a policeman. I am an art teacher. A student gave me a piece of art. I like seeing students be successful.
My husband is a cop. I like to go to the beach. I teach music to children. I have been teaching for at least 8 years. My favorite student is a girl graduating from high school and is applying to the Royal Academy of Music. I am married to a policeman.
How is it going with your favorite student? Very well! She made it into the school she applied for. I'm so proud of her. That's amazing, good for her. I'm sure it's encouraging for you as well to see her benefiting in such a major way from what she is learning.  It really is. I love to see my students achieve what they set out to. I talk about them as motivational stories to my current students. That's a great teaching habit. I have that art piece I received a few years ago from a student that has pieces on display at the ROM these days hanging behind my desk to remind students what they can go on to achieve.  That's great! What does it look like? Fire and ice radiating from the mouth of a battle-scarred dire wolf.  That sounds amazing! Very symbolic. Wow, and I was proud of a statue one of my students made me out of cheese. You win this one! haha Yes, it remains the single-most impressive piece of art I've ever received, and it's no wonder she has gone on to have major success. But cheese art wins if we're judging by deliciousness.  haha That's true. So, how do you handle trouble students? I don't let them get to me. Actually, I try to play off that aspect of their personalities and building up a level of comfort and understanding until I can bring them around to focusing more on their education. How about you?  I try to talk to their parents and friends and see if there might be issues they're acting out on. Unfortunately, some students just do not want to learn music. Those I try to convince to enjoy their time a little more and get through it until they are through the class.