User talk:Sbutl016

Just wanted to compliment you on the FAQ page for Curriculum. Very impressive and a great example for our future students. Thanks for setting the bar so high! Jenniferjkidd (talk) 04:08, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

I think that is great that you are a music education major. I believe that someday soon we will have to restructure the education system and return art and music to an actual subject again. Students in the public education system are severly lacking in art, music and physical education. Art and music is where you find passion and creativity concepts shown very well on your authors page.Jnemo001 (talk) 02:24, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

Hi Sarah, Your best friend Ryan Collins here. First off I also am a fan of the Beatles, not necessarily star wars. I agree with you that music is one of the most important things on my life. Your outlook on what a teacher is is great. I believe that is very true. For instance, without teachers would The Beatles been able to write such beautiful music? Yes the answer is probably yes, but you get my point. I agree with the statement that teachers aren't given enough credit for what it is that we do. I really liked this line "The best educator commands respect without being a tyrant and is not only an authority figure but a friend to his or her students." I think that describes the teacher student relationship very well. Ryan Collins  Rcoll029 (talk) 1:38, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

I once had a convincing discussion that most authors worth their salt are basically just failed musicians and singers at heart. We had the dreams, but we lacked the gusto and instead decided to thrive in the dim lit recesses of existence. Scribbling into coffee stained notepads or drooling on keyboards, we lament the path fate has carved for us– deprived of that lingering dream. What I meant to say is: I'm sure the music lovers on campus have a lot in common with the writers, besides being extremely passionate in our separate areas. And who doesn't love Star Trek, Star Wars(original trilogy) and The Beatles? It'd be like saying you hate air and the notion of breathing. Hsmit022 (talk) 20:05, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

I agree with you on the importance of teachers, I mean, with the way parents have to work these days kids often spend as much time with their teachers as they do their parental units. After all, one of the best ways to rate a country and often predict its level of success in the grand scheme of things is to gauge the education of its citizens. (This theory holds up surprisingly well except for in the case of the U.S, where military prowess seems to do most of the heavy lifting but enough being serious.) I see you like Say Anything; personally I thought they were a lack luster pop punk band until the lead singer quite literally went insane. I suppose Baseball was a really good album, but then again, he was pretty horribly strung out for that record as well. Staying in an asylum seemed to only do good things for his song writing, I mean he wrote a poppy emo song about a concentration camp. That is excellent on so many levels I can forgive him for using the phrase “krunk with my friends,” later within the same album. Basically what I’m saying to you is: find a way to drive yourself insane. My recommendation is to spend a few weeks in a sensory deprivation chamber. If you cannot find a chamber, there’s always getting a friend to weld you inside of an oil barrel, ideally, half filled with water. When released head directly to the nearest recording studio, and thank me in the liner notes. Me and the demons that now writhe beneath your skin. BitterAsianMan (talk) 02:12, 30 May 2009 (UTC)