My Sister And All Special Education Teachers Are Cool

On one of my recent walks with my second oldest daughter,

part of our conversation was about the time I was playing bass in different

Rock Bands

during the

1980s.

The subject of,

"What is my proudest moment as a musician,"

came up.

You would think it would be composing music good enough for all the

Bands

I was in,

that they would want to play them live.

Most people might think it was performing in front of an

Audience

of hundreds of people.

Or being on stage with other notable groups like,

"Dark Facade"

"Al Pike Blues Band,"

and the

"X Cleavers."

Groups famous in the

Midwest

during the 80s.

But I bet most would think it will be the old saying,

"Sex, Drugs, and the Rock N' Roll Lifestyle."

That part automatically comes from being a musician

and what I can remember of it,

it was a lot of fun.

The real truth is,

it had nothing to do with being in a band.

My

Sister,

who is a

Saint

in my eyes for the kind of work she does,

is a

"Special Education Teacher,"

and has always been one since the day she finished college.

If you don't know what a

Special Education Teacher

is,

the

Occupational Outlook Handbook

says,

"Special education teachers work with students who have a wide range of learning, mental, emotional, and physical disabilities. They adapt general education lessons and teach various subjects, such as reading, writing, and math, to students with mild and moderate disabilities."

www.bls.gov/ooh/Education-Training-and-Library/Special-education-teachers.htm

 Well,

one day during class,

one male student,

who was definitely a

Punk Rocker,

with the

Piercings

and  

Spiked Haircut

and all,

started being argumentative to my

Sister

in an aggressive manner.

Knowing he was assigned to her class because of violent tendencies,

she had to figure out a way to reach him,

so he would be willing to learn.

Since I was in a band,

at the time,

called

Politics,

and we played songs by notable

Punk Bands

like the

Sex Pistols,

my

Sister

told the student all about me

and how she would go to my shows to see me perform.

She even played recordings of the music I wrote in her class.

The

Punk Rock Student

saw my

Sister

in a whole new light after that

and actually thought she was cool.

She told me he became a better student because of it.

That my friends,

is actually my proudest moment of once being a musician.

Because of it,

I helped my

Sister,

and in an indirect way,

I helped one of her

Students!

This is,

My Sister And All Special Education Teachers Are Cool,

Jim Hauenstein,

And,

 

“When you study great teachers... you will learn much more from their caring and hard work than from their style.”
- William Glasser -

That is my story and I am sticking to it!

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