For the last two years, The Boy and I have been attending the Music Together program in the big city. Try as we might to find an adequate suburban substitute after our move, it turns out that no one measures up to our dear Miss Mary...so we're back to our old location. Again. I figure, as long as it's just the two of us and we have a morning to kill, why not keep our wonderful excuse to head into the city on a weekly basis for some quality music time. (Also, we sometimes meet up with Daddy for lunch.) (Also, sometimes there is shopping in cutesey little boutiques.) (Also, did I mention I'm having a GIRL so the old boutiques I've explored ad nauseum have new life?!)
Story detour: A few months ago, I discovered that my Illinois teaching certificate is up for renewal this June, and I am MANY credits behind where I need to be to get re-certified. Letting one's certificate lapse is generally considered a super bad idea because the hoops and hurdles you need to jump to get back in the game are much more plentiful than just completing the necessary requirements in the first place. Basically, I needed a quick and easy-ish (and always expensive--that can't be helped) workshop that would earn me the necessary credits. Bonus points if it's an area in which I'm actually interested.
Flash forward to this Sunday, when I will start a three day training workshop to become...a Music Together teacher! Yes, folks, my brain, which has mostly been on ice for the last three years of SAHMommydom, will need to oil itself and ka-chunk, ka-chunk, ka-chunk into gear. Yes, I'm worried about hand-cramps from note taking, sitting my pregnant self on the floor (let's hope not) for nine hours each day, having to actually teach in front of my peers again, etc. But the idea of three! days! off! of parenting! is totally worth it, IMO. Oh, I mean, the idea of having a brand spanking new Illinois Teaching Certificate is totally worth it. Ahem.
Will I actually put this new certification to use? Who knows. There are something like 30 people taking the training JUST IN CHICAGO, not to mention the other 40 or so trainings that take place around the country each year, so I'd imagine Music Together jobs are in high demand. Also, you know, I'm having a baby. But maybe some day....
Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to organize my backpack and sharpen my No. 2 pencils.
(Ka-chunk...ka-chunk...ka-chunk...)
5 comments:
This is exciting news. Enjoy the class.
Yay!!!!
You're going to really enjoy yourself. It was really good to think like a grown-up again and be a student again.
Also, many of the people who take the certification class have never been to a MT class and/or don't have kids of their own, so you will have so much to offer as a mom who has experienced the program AND is already a music educator.
Can't wait to hear about it!
Ooh! Back to School shopping too? ; )
Ohhh...how fun! Music Together has been such a wonderful part of our lives for the past 6 years and our Miss Christy (the equivalent to your Miss Mary) has become like an extended part of our family :)
Enjoy! It is a wonderful program to be a part of!
cute ;)
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