Join Leah and Jeff as we chat with MCHS Band Teacher, Spencer Hile!


Spencer’s Teacher Story


Parents both music teachers,


Grew up at high school football games, basketball games, etc.


Parents wanted him to be an engineer


All of his mother’s families are engineers


Anti-Band


Doing sports and being mean was cool at the time


Parents are biggest mentors as former teachers




Having a Student Teacher during COVID


Understanding the day-to-day pace and rhythm,


Teaching her what the classroom is like




Challenge Faced in the Trenches


Work & Home balance


Air mattress in the car just in case


2-3am - late nights during his first or second year


Changing culture of the Band program




HOPEFUL:


That the pandemic will give people a bigger appreciation for school; deeper appreciation for each moment together.


Teaching us to be humans. This before content.


“COVID Cuts” - what have you cut out of your life as a result of COVID, or just in general? What have you taken off of your plate so that you can be more in the moment?




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