Jeremy's Blog

11 Apr

A Profession in Need

by Jeremy Chance

As you know, I am still looking for a thirsty group of switched-on teachers who want to make a difference to our success individually, and as a Profession.

Hundreds of teachers flock off to Congresses, and pat each other on the back, and all the while our Profession is going down the gurgler. Not for me.

I don't want to learn how to teach better, I want to find students to teach.

10 Apr

Teachers Who Just Teach are no Better Than McDonald's

by Jeremy Chance

WARNING: If you resist the idea of marketing, you won't like this email.

Here's what I recommend you do - unsubscribe. Because some distinctly disturbing ideas may soon enter your mind steam, making it impossible for you to ever think in your old way again.

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09 Apr

The Secret of Successful Teachers

by Jeremy Chance

A common idea among Alexscovery teachers is that if you improve your teaching skills, you will attract more students.

Hmm… Really?

How many good teachers do you know that struggle to find students?

06 Apr

The Antidote To Risk Is Skill

by Jeremy Chance

Yesterday, I wrote about being in your teaching space faced with a "mystery."

I told my story of a professional singer asking me a tricky question of performance quality - which zoomed way past my pay grade.

Your challenging situation can be:

- an angry pupil

05 Apr

A 3 Step Teaching Formula to Make Meaning out of Mystery

by Jeremy Chance

Yesterday in class, a trainee said the most mysterious thing.

She is a professional singer. Obviously, her comment was drawing upon a wealth of experience, unknown to me. She said something like:

"I want to sing along with the breath so that it moves equally together."

04 Apr

Annual Income Twenty Pounds

by Jeremy Chance

"Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery."

Mr Micawber, from Charles Dicken's David Copperfield

03 Apr

Am I Overdoing the Underdoing?

by Jeremy Chance

In our work we talk a lot about effort - it's a big topic. And it is closely aligned with suffering - physical, mental, existential.

While exploring Alexander's work, we discover the needlessness of pushing, of trying - we call it over-doing to our students.

Then we make a silly mistake.

03 Apr

Affirmations in Alexander Business - What is an Affirmation?

by Jeremy Chance

in my mind, there is a stubborn little collection of neurons who secretly believe:

"Come on Jerry, who are you kidding? You can never speak Japanese fluently. First - you're too damned old. Second - you have never been good at languages. Third - your memory is almost totally screwed by all your years of drinking."

Would an affirmation help in countering all that garbage?

An affirmation is an invention - aspiring to become what isn't existing yet. It's an act of creation. So do I say:

1. "I will... as in "this is going to happen."

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