Power in Our Words

Johnathan Hamiel

Johnathan Hamiel“There is a famous quote that reads ‘My teacher thought I could, so I did.’ The moments in my life can be summed up as the importance of a teacher’s words and how we should always speak positivity into the lives of our students. That no matter what we do as an organization or a music profession we must assure that all involved can seem themselves (SUCCESSFULLY) within our organization and profession. Tradition is great, but so is evolution and at times adults can fear the unknown and place those fears and thoughts on our young students which can hold them back. We must all strive to equip everyone (students, teachers, administrators, and the community) with the tools needed to be successful in all environments.”

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Category

  • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access (DEIA)

Resource Type

  • Blog / Article

Year Added

2024

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