Confessions of a piano teacher

1) No, I don't really know what the kids are doing every single second, because I tend to space out at times. This strange phenomenon occurs after I've been through 4 kids. It's just that I'm really good at pretending to be paying attention to the playing.

2) However, I DO know when a kid plays something wrongly, because 14 years of learning piano has given me the superpowers to sightsing / sightread a song and know how it's supposed to sound like, even before I play it.

3) It really annoys me when I've to arrange a make up lesson, but I've to do it all the same, because I take vacation days off as well. Just suck thumb and do it.

4) It REALLLLY annoys me when a random kid decides not to call ahead and inform me that he'd be absent, and just not show up, leaving me waiting in vain. -.-

5) I've to resist the urge to yawn when kids, especially beginners are figuring out their songs , note by note, because I could probably do it in half a minute.

6) I feel so proud when a kid goes from knowing zero to being able to play something, all under my tutelage, and his practice, of course.

7) I'm not the most patient person on earth, but somehow, I am the epitome of Zen when it comes to my piano / Kumon kids, especially if they make an effort.

8) Contrary to popular belief, we do not spend our break times in between lessons practising the piano lollollol. As if spending long hours with a piano wasn't enough...at least for me.

9) I absolutely hate it when parents question me unreasonably multiple times, like why their child cannot progress faster/ go to a higher grade than the current pace, since he already has prior background blahblahblah. If you don't trust the teacher, get another one, or deal with the facts.

10) I dread the day when I've to start marking higher grade theory homework, because I hated doing theory when I was learning piano. >.<