16 | How to Fire a Student

In this Podcast:

Breaking up is hard to do!  For Teachers working with young singers – You’re not just firing a student, but the family as well. Although there is no guarantee that this awkward conversation will end well – there are professional guidelines that can help you “let them go” with grace and professionalism.

Teacher Take-a-ways

We share a lot of insight from our experienced colleagues in this episode, including some great teacher take-a-ways including:

• The unforgivable reasons why a student/family needs to go.
• important considerations to make before you “fire” the student
• Why e-mail and texting can cause even more problems
• strategies and best practices for having that “awkward” conversation
• What to do if it does not go well
• A great teacher tip that will help you avoid having this situation in the first place (it’s a time saver too!)
• What we can learn from these unfortunate situations

Links mentioned in the podcast:

http://www.weareteachers.com/blogs/post/2016/02/24/10-things-about-childhood-trauma-every-teacher-needs-to-know