Summer is over...

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It has felt like a really long time since i finished my module 1. I suppose when you think about it, it was 4 months ago that I submitted my final piece of work. However with COVID-19 that time feels even longer. 

Since finishing Module 1, I have completed a whole term of teaching on Zoom- teaching students of all ages to dance and act. Despite it working and being beneficial for the students, it was a very different experience. Zoom took away all the normality's of teaching. All the sudden this computer screen created a barrier between student and teacher. Students wouldn't talk, discipline of class had disappeared and it became incredibly hard to sometimes see what the student were doing, due to small screens and laggy internet connection. However, I have always felt that in the performing arts industry we are prepped to be resilient and to take on challenges, no matter how hard they may seem. With this in mind I changed my approach to teaching. I would set the students challenges to do for the following week, giving them something else to focus on and keeping them engaged. I would encourage them to have even more fun and focus a little less on ensuring we stuck to syllabus work. I just wanted them to love the arts. 

COVID-19 has brought numerous challenges. People have lost loved ones, people have lost jobs or incurred reduced hours of work. People are having to adapt to how they do their job and people are just trying their best in the current circumstances.

 These strange times have taught me that its okay to change how I've always done things. It's okay to approach situations in a different way and that its okay to feel out of your depth. Everyone is in the same boat and we have to support one another to get through these times. 

I will be applying the things that I have learnt over lockdown to help my progress in Module 2. This course pushes me out of my comfort zone and makes me challenge myself., but I now know that I am more than capable to take it all on.

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  1. Alys May-James19 September 2020 at 06:20

    Hi Emma,
    I was also teaching over zoom which is very different to a classroom or studio! I like how you spoke about it's ok to change things and adapt to different situations. I think Covid has taught us all to be more flexible with life! Feel free to check out my blogs on module 2 :) https://alysmay.blogspot.com/2020/09/little-wonders.html
    Alys x

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    1. Emma Dalton21 September 2020 at 01:23

      It really has! Thanks for your post Alys, I'll check out your little-wonders post now :) x

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