Composing

Just finished composing a jazz piece for class. This assignment had to personal meaning to me other than to complete it so my grade was not affected to the negative. In all that we are reading it discusses that when there is no connection to the material the students do not retain the knowledge. That is how I feel about this assignment. There was a limited amount of energy expended in this task. I now understand how my students feel when I give them an assignment when not connecting with a task I assign them. It has brought to the forefront the need for me to connect the topics I teach to things of today. I hope that I will find other adventures that I can connect with instead of going through just the motions.