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Music teachers, especially at the elementary level, have so many students. So Many Names! Learning all those names (and their correct pronunciations) is an important step towards showing respect, building trust, and creating a positive classroom community. But, there is still the huge challenge of actually learning those names.
My experience has been in an elementary school with 500-750 students. The population in my school was very transient, so our numbers varied a lot over the years. The biggest in/out changes came at the end of each quarter. I remember coming back to school one January to find that we had 50 new students and we had lost quite a few as well. Learning names wasn't just something I had to do in August. It was year-round.
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