The Nutcracker

A music teacher called me this week to substitute and I informed him that even though I love almost all forms of music, I have a hard time playing the radio and do not even own an I-Pod. He stated that would be fine and that we could show a Christmas movie. So for six different classes today, we watched "The Nutcracker". As I always tell the students, Mr. B. (my teaching name) always learns, so what did I learn today? I learned I will not sub for kindergarten or first grade, they have about the same amount of self-control as Mrs. B at an estate sale, that I was truly impressed with the music (Tchaikovsky is one of my favorite composers), and will probably have nightmares about tutus. All the male students were not impressed with the male ballet dancers but I had to inform them that those guys were just as conditioned and practiced as much as any sports star.