Tradition!

I actually got my idea sitting in Music History on Friday. They were talking about how much they miss tacky day, so I think we should bring it back.

I remember the most fun part of homecoming at my high school was dressing up every day. I think for 1889 week, we should have dress up days, and if you dress up, your class gets points, just like all the other 1889 events. It’s a really fun way to show your school spirit and everyone usually really gets into it. What would the dress-up days be, though? We would have spirit day, obviously and of course we would have tacky day. I mean, who doesn't love dressing like a lunatic in clothes that don’t match in the slightest? Old person day is another fun day. You basically find the ugliest granny sweaters and elastic pants that you can find. It’s super comfy! (By the way, I’m finding it difficult to come up with these days. It isn't as easy as it seems.) We could have a “dress like Betsy Flemming” day where we all wear our nicest clothes and heels and look fabulous. Since it’s so close to Halloween, I would suggest a Halloween day where we all dress in our costumes, but people hardly ever wear costumes that are appropriate anymore. One last day could be throwback day where we wear clothes from a different decade such as the 70’s or 80’s. I think these dress-up days would really brighten everyone’s week during 1889. Everyone would participate and it would just be a really good time. I mean, just writing this I’m getting a picture in my mind of a bunch of old people walking around on walkers and people in tutus on tacky day. This would just be a fantastic tradition to start! (:

My Rainbow Connection

Since right now, I’m not really sure which direction I want to go in education, I’ll pick the route that I've been considering the longest, which is Choral Education.

My dream career is to be a chorus teacher. I would really like to teach at a high school in South Carolina because I’d rather not move far away from my parents and sister. I realize that with this career I am going to have to learn how to budget my money since my paycheck won’t make for a lavish lifestyle (my parents are both teachers, so I understand how little a teacher gets paid). I know, however, that if I manage my money wisely, I will be able to live comfortably on my paycheck. I really want to teach students the joy that music can bring. Music is such an amazing thing. I want to teach kids how music and performing can bring one out of their shell and really make a difference in their life. Maybe I can encourage a child who would otherwise not be able to afford college to audition for a music scholarship. Perhaps I can introduce a child battling depression to an outlet for their emotions. Through music, I want to be able to change people’s lives. The biggest advantage to this would be watching my students succeed and better their lives through music. I would also get to pay it forward in a since. You see, my chorus teachers, band directors, and private lessons teachers have really made a difference in my life. I was given an outlet to my emotions, I was given scholarship money for college, and I've realized that I have been given an amazing talent. Obviously to put me on the path for my career, I’m in college. I’m taking all my music class to get my degree. Then, hopefully, I will go on to Graduate school and get my Master’s degree. The biggest problem I would have would clearly be the lack of money, but I know I could make it work. Another problem that could come up is that I realize sometime in the next few years, I could realize that music education isn't what I want to do (although I’m pretty sure that won’t happen). If this were to happen, however, I would probably have to take some summer classes to catch up for a different major, but like I said, this is highly improbable. In the future, I should start looking for graduate programs that will offer scholarships so I won’t have to pay for all of my schooling. I will always need to find a job that will be able to support me through the rest of my schooling.