Creating appropriate attitudes toward judged performance
Jacobs Physics
AUGUST 12, 2023
I did a six-year tour in competitive marching band. The band practiced longer hours than most varsity sports in preparation for weekly competitions in the autumn. We usually won – sometimes we lost. Yet the philosophy of preparing for judged performance has been ingrained in me, and has lasted for decades. The band’s leaders – student leaders and adult leaders alike – emphasized controlling what was controllable.
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