Is Meg prepared for class and does she present material in an organized manner?
- When she gives us assignments, they are difficult, but she gives perfect directions and made things clear.
- Yes, she is always dressed properly and has the class mapped out on paper.
- Meg is ALWAYS prepared with new things to do (especially in modern) and presents them in a way that is easy to understand. She choses different exercises that are fun and although it doesn't seem like it - they improved my dancing.
Does Meg respond effectively to your comments and questions?
- Every time I always asked her a question, I always got an answer. meg also always seemed to be open for suggestion which I liked.
- Yes, Meg responds extremely well to students. She is always willing to repeat things if asked to and always willing to break things down and even stay after to help with something I do not understand.
- You can easily see he passion for dance because once she starts she is in the "zone".
- Watching her dance makes me want to get better and I want to learn the material.
Does Meg further your interest in the course material?
- Yes, because now I want to learn more about anatomy.
- Meg's positive attitude and interesting coursework encourages my interest in many facets of dance.
- Yes, we do a lot of writing pieces that are very interesting.
- She shows me how a dancer should act and how they should believe in themselves and that makes me love dance now.
- Yeah, I personally am not always interested in modern, But the material she presents is fresh and "hip" so I often find myself actually enjoying modern dance.
Does Meg encourage your academic and artistic progress?
- Yes, because academically, she gave good criticism on essays. Artistically, because she encourages us to let our bodies go during an improv.
- When you go over your project with Meg she lets you improve it so you can get the grade that you want and it makes me focus.
- Yeah - she gives us a lot of homework but I have learned so much about dance.
- Yes! She makes sure that we not only become smarts dancers, but smart PEOPLE as well.
- Yes, meg often critiques our writing as if we were in English class to help us improve, as well as encourages us to write emotionally.
Does Meg assign grades fairly?
- Yes, Meg assigns grades fairly because she gives a rubric on the standards of assignments and if the work does not meet the standards - she will use the rubric to grade you.
- Meg is very strict when it comes to grading.
- Meg likes giving A's BUT only if you DESERVE them.
- Meg is strict with grades, but I do think they are fair. She corrects our work almost as if we are adults, preparing us for the future.
Do Meg's instructional methods encourage your learning?
- She made it ok to make mistakes sometimes, and helped us through difficulty. It was a very safe/comfortable environment.
- Being in class with Meg makes me want to learn.
- Her tone of voice is sincere and relaxing, urging me to do my best.
- Yes, because we are not only taught specific movements, but we are taught to give our own opinions and talk about the history of dance.
- She always encourages us to do and try new things.
Describe Meg's attitude toward assisting all students?
- Meg is always very happy and willing to assist students whenever they need help.
- Enthusiastic
- Her attitude toward assisting students in PHENOMENAL. Without her I would be lost.
- She is great with us. She always listens to us and when she sees something wrong, she fixes it in a nice way.
- She will always help a student and won't stop until they know it so well they could teach someone else.
Do you feel Meg relates to you? Do you feel you relate to Meg?
- Yes, I feel like she understands the mistakes I make.
- Yes, Meg is a compatible person. She understand meg (and when I need help). She's always willing to help and in a friendly way tat doesn't feel like she's degrading you. She treats you like an equal.
- Meg is really approachable. She always understands our points of view and we understand hers as well.
Are you comfortable with Meg as an authority/teacher figure?
- I am very comfortable around Meg mostly because of her bubbly personality. She makes things comfortable and works with you till you get it.
- Yes, from the start of the year she has presented herself as an authority figure...a fun authority figure. It's very natural authority and I'm very comfortable with that.
- Yes, because I do feel like she does what is best for the class.
- Yes, she is responsible but not intimidating.
How would you describe the energy in the room when Meg is teaching?
- The energy in the room is high when Meg teaches because she always keeps moving, so it hard to stop dancing!
- When she is there the room is calm.
- It's fun and you can feel that no one is judging you if you make mistakes.
- We have fun, but I noticed that everyone is really focused.
- Happy and determined to get work done.
What do you think is Meg's strength as a teacher?
- I think her strength is communication with her students.
- She is easy to talk to and she keeps the mood of the class happy.
- I think her strength is getting a response out of us and coming up with fun activities.
- She is happy and focused on us dancing. She says she wants us to be good students, not just dancers.
- She is organized and helpful. She challenged me to think a little differently.
- Connecting to each student individually, but being good with the whole class too.
If you were a principal, would you hire Meg as a dance teacher?
- I would hire Meg because she is so relatable to many students who need guidance in high school.
- Of course!
- Absolutely!
- Yes, she is cool!
- Yes, she added a fresh energy to the first weeks of school. She is a good dance teacher because she works well with the other teachers and she can help the dancers grow in their field.