Teachers Pulling Together for the Kids and their Families

It's January in Mississippi, and it's time for Allstate Chorus and the MMEA/MCDA Allstate Concert, and of course, you would expect snow and ice to disrupt it, right?

I mean...in Hattiesburg, the average January high temperature is 62 and the average low is 39.  

Well, this year, snow and ice came...along with cold temperatures afterward leading to no melting and lots of disruptions...from members of leadership, accompanists, teachers, and sadly many students who made the Allstate Chorus not getting to be a part of the event after auditioning, making it and learning the music.  

Everything and everyone shifted focus and the teamwork kicked in.  Everything still ran like clockwork.  It was so impressive.  This organization is top notch in every way, and I was honored to be there and to get to watch it in action.  

Sorry for the stress they endured as they navigated the changes....but it was so awesome to see the people in MMEA/MCDA are doing so much great work for the students and for their families.  

It's what teachers do every single day, actually.  ....Pivoting at a moment's notice and re-configuring the lesson plan.

The opportunity to be a clinician in Mississippi brought me great joy, and I certainly hope it brought joy to the children and their families.  I hope the teachers received children in their classrooms Monday who heard reinforcements of everything you've been teaching...and I hope they have fire in their belly to keep singing!