What would happen if every student acted like your dream student?  What would happen if each of your classes acted like your dream class?  What would your world look like if your students acted like everything and everyone mattered?  What could happen to your band if your student’s approached every rep and every rehearsal mattered?

As I pondered all of the above questions I couldn’t help but think, did I treat every student like my dream student?  Did I treat each of my classes like they were my dream class?  Did I act like everything and everyone mattered?  Did I approach every rep and rehearsal like they mattered?  Oh, I would like to think that in a perfect world, the answer to each would be yes.  But I don’t live in a perfect world and I am far from perfect!  So I KNOW the answer is no….not always.  I do believe, however, that it was yes for the majority of my teaching career.  And I think that given the challenges we face and the fact that we are human, that is about the best we can expect.

Today, no every day, I encourage you to continue treating every student and everything as if they matter.  The business world is full of companies that believe only profits matter and soon they are out of business.  As much as I hate to admit it, there are band programs out there that believe only trophies matter.  In truth, successful companies and programs understand they have success because their people MATTER!  Just sayin’!

Make Today a Magnificent Day!

Gary L Rupert

Culture Strategist/Coach

II:Leaders Creating:II Leaders

LCL Mentors @ Marching Arts Education