Missing Members

[Szykneij]

I haven't posted in a very long time, but this thread has taken a turn of special interest to me. As someone who has gone from teaching to administration (one reason why my GMG time has become more limited), I've discovered a troubling trend here and I'm curious to know if it exists elsewhere.
  Whenever I've had to hire a new art teacher for the district, a large number of very qualified candidates have applied and the selection process has been difficult due to the excellent credentials and impressive interviews of the individuals.  Recent openings in our music department, though, have elicited a minimal number of responses meeting the necessary criteria for the positions. Given that there are numerous good college level institutions with music education programs within a very small radius to where I am (New England Conservatory, Boston Conservatory, Berklee, Boston University, UMass Boston and Lowell, Gordon College, and others), I'm worried about the future of music education in our schools. I hope this is just a temporary anomaly and not indicative of things to come.

[Karl Henning]

I haven't posted in a very long time, but this thread has taken a turn of special interest to me. As someone who has gone from teaching to administration (one reason why my GMG time has become more limited), I've discovered a troubling trend here and I'm curious to know if it exists elsewhere.
  Whenever I've had to hire a new art teacher for the district, a large number of very qualified candidates have applied and the selection process has been difficult due to the excellent credentials and impressive interviews of the individuals.  Recent openings in our music department, though, have elicited a minimal number of responses meeting the necessary criteria for the positions. Given that there are numerous good college level institutions with music education programs within a very small radius to where I am (New England Conservatory, Boston Conservatory, Berklee, Boston University, UMass Boston and Lowell, Gordon College, and others), I'm worried about the future of music education in our schools. I hope this is just a temporary anomaly and not indicative of things to come.

Hey, there, Tony!

[Cato]

I haven't posted in a very long time, but this thread has taken a turn of special interest to me. As someone who has gone from teaching to administration (one reason why my GMG time has become more limited), I've discovered a troubling trend here and I'm curious to know if it exists elsewhere.
  Whenever I've had to hire a new art teacher for the district, a large number of very qualified candidates have applied and the selection process has been difficult due to the excellent credentials and impressive interviews of the individuals.  Recent openings in our music department, though, have elicited a minimal number of responses meeting the necessary criteria for the positions. Given that there are numerous good college level institutions with music education programs within a very small radius to where I am (New England Conservatory, Boston Conservatory, Berklee, Boston University, UMass Boston and Lowell, Gordon College, and others), I'm worried about the future of music education in our schools. I hope this is just a temporary anomaly and not indicative of things to come.

I assume you are looking for grade-school or high-school Music teachers?

My Catholic grade school hired a new young first-year teacher last year: she jumped right in and was a sterling success, proven by her ability to mount a Disney musical with over 40 kids in the cast in her first year with no prior experience!

However...

She has told me that she accumulated $120,000 in student debt at a public university: one Math book for a course which was required for General Education requirements cost...$600.00.     Absolutely ridiculous, and telling me that the professor involved was an idiot and a mumser!

Anyway, the result - according to her - is that few are going into Music to become teachers or professors: the pay just makes it illogical as a career choice.

Why Art teachers, who might (one would assume) suffer the same fate, are NOT scarce in your area is difficult to explain: perhaps they have skills to be used in advertising, computer design, etc.(?)

[vandermolen]

I haven't posted in a very long time, but this thread has taken a turn of special interest to me. As someone who has gone from teaching to administration (one reason why my GMG time has become more limited), I've discovered a troubling trend here and I'm curious to know if it exists elsewhere.
  Whenever I've had to hire a new art teacher for the district, a large number of very qualified candidates have applied and the selection process has been difficult due to the excellent credentials and impressive interviews of the individuals.  Recent openings in our music department, though, have elicited a minimal number of responses meeting the necessary criteria for the positions. Given that there are numerous good college level institutions with music education programs within a very small radius to where I am (New England Conservatory, Boston Conservatory, Berklee, Boston University, UMass Boston and Lowell, Gordon College, and others), I'm worried about the future of music education in our schools. I hope this is just a temporary anomaly and not indicative of things to come.

Good to see you back here. I was aware that you hadn't posted for a long time.

[Szykneij]

Hi Cato -

Yes, grade school and high school level. I'm glad to hear of your school's success.

[Szykneij]

Hey, there, Tony!

Hi, Karl!

[Szykneij]

Good to see you back here. I was aware that you hadn't posted for a long time.

Thanks, and thanks for noticing. I never really left, but limited myself to reading without posting.

[JBS]

Good to see you, Tony!

The grammatician in me feels obliged to point out the correct spelling is mamzer  with a zayin, not mumser with a samekh.

[Cato]

Good to see you, Tony!

The grammatician in me feels obliged to point out the correct spelling is mamzer  with a zayin, not mumser with a samekh.

Oy!  Transliteration, translottaration!   0:)

[Florestan]

What happened to RebLem? He was last active in January (!). I hope he's fine. His posts were always informative and interesting.

[prémont]

What happened to RebLem? He was last active in January (!). I hope he's fine. His posts were always informative and interesting.

He used to be active in CMG too, but nor has he visited that site since 20.jan.19, about the same time as here.

[Moonfish]

Did Mirror Image leave GMG forever?  I miss his illuminating posts and continuous buying frenzy of interesting recordings!

[Ken B]

Did Mirror Image leave GMG forever?  I miss his illuminating posts and continuous buying frenzy of interesting recordings!

Quite possible. One shit got very nasty to John. Very. Not just to John either. Like a belligerent drunk and made a moderator from the same city feel threatened.

[vandermolen]

Quite possible. One shit got very nasty to John. Very. Not just to John either. Like a belligerent drunk and made a moderator from the same city feel threatened.

Very much agree with you. The level of unkindness was extreme and I remember thinking at the time that John would probably not return to the forum. I miss him as he was a good and very generous friend and we shared similar musical tastes. I also found cilgwyn's sudden deletion of his membership, without any obvious reason, to be dispiriting. In the case of John (MI) his disappearance was sadly unsurprising.

[André]

+1. I've been on the receiving end of his drunken diatribes too but simply ignored him.

Now that the shit is gone, maybe John will consider coming back?

[Ken B]

+1. I've been on the receiving end of his drunken diatribes too but simply ignored him.

Now that the shit is gone, maybe John will consider coming back?

Sad to say, I doubt it.

[vandermolen]

Sad to say, I doubt it.

Me too - but it would be nice if he did return.

[SymphonicAddict]

I also miss MI's posts, though I confess he likes to drawn attention when always says he leaves the site.

[Karl Henning]

+1. I've been on the receiving end of his drunken diatribes too but simply ignored him.

Now that the shit is gone, maybe John will consider coming back?

Sad to say, I doubt it.

That's too bad.

[Harry]

Lest we forget, MI behaved very badly towards certain members, and moderators, so I think it is wrong to glorify his postings in such grandiose terms.
I miss some of his postings, but certainly not all.