I’ve noticed that female Alexander teachers seem to outnumber males by about two to one.<\/p>\n
The organizational Alexander world seems particularly full of estrogen
\nand tends to run along the lines that women do things (democratic
\ndecision making, trying to make everyone feel safe, supporting and
\nnurturing each other, sharing feelings, non-violent communication,
\netc).<\/p>\n
So how do the male Alexander teachers react? Those who are more used to violent communication. Do they chafe? Do they feel like they With my female students and my more sensitive male students, my I’ve noticed that female Alexander teachers seem to outnumber males by about two to one. The organizational Alexander world seems particularly full of estrogen and tends to run along the lines that women do things (democratic decision making, trying to … Continue reading
\nsurrendered their balls when they went Alexander? I suspect that many
\nmale teachers are more comfortable with hierarchical arrangements
\nrather than nurturing collegial ones. Do they carve out their own
\nniches where they can be king? Robert Rickover has his online kingdom<\/a>.
\nI have my blog. Joe Boland<\/a> has Yosemite. We’ll always have Paris.<\/p>\n
\nprimary concern in a lesson is to make them feel safe and supported.
\nWith my more manly students, my primary concern is to make learning
\nthe Technique an adventure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"