Klarinet Archive - Posting 000814.txt from 1997/10

From: Ryan Lowe <ral@-----.net>
Subj: Re: Another "Band director from HELL" story!
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 18:50:12 -0400

>> He followed the rules.......nothing bad so far.....you were late...accept
>> it and get on with your life.

I think that he did accept the fact that he was late. The only issue that I
see here is that his band director was behaving in an unprofessional manner.
While he [the director] may or may not have the authority to with-hold him
from All-state, he was not being professional about it. I can appreciate
the stress that band directors go through every day, however he should have
dealt with the situation better,it is part of their job to remain
professional. Granted, I could be wrong (because I do not know the entire
story) but based on personal experience, there are some band directors out
there with some serious issues! (Then again, I know a lot of very competent
(sp?) HS band directors.) I think that the band director may have
over-reacted and used his "power" over you in an abusive fashion.

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Ryan A Lowe

   
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