Kabir Sen ’92 TTC ’07

Kabir Sen ’92 TTC ’07 

Current: Music Educator, Shady Hill School

 

My career as a teacher at Shady Hill began in 1999. I was hired to give music lessons and coach sports while also teaching hip-hop and drama electives. I knew that I wanted to teach. although I was unsure whether I should be a classroom or music teacher. Desirée Ivey and Hannah Jones encouraged me to join the TTC as well as pursue a Master’s in Elementary Education at Lesley University.

 

During my TTC year, I did my fall practicum in Tracy Eisenberg’s fifth-grade classroom and then a music one the following spring. Tracy teaches with the brilliant blend of fun and toughness. As her apprentice, I saw the importance of high expectations, direct communication, and clear limits. The lessons I learned in her classroom have informed my teaching ever since. In my music apprenticeship, I was mentored by three experienced music teachers, each with a distinct style and set of strengths: Meg Burt, Paul Benzaquin, and Alison Manion. This rich experience helped me discover how much I love engaging in the musical process with children. 

 

I have now been teaching music at Shady Hill for 21 years. I entered the TTC with major questions about my teaching future. The TTC’s "learn to teach by teaching" ethos helped me develop the self-awareness, direction, and skills to build a career as a music educator and instill a love of music in my students.