DJ-ing and Teaching? Really?

As a student I have to find ways to entertain myself and DJ-ing is one of them and when ever someone comes up to me after I have finished on a night and asks 'What course are you Studying?' I say Primary Teaching and they all look shocked! Ha, as if they didn't expect someone who DJs to teach, yet alone teach younger KS1 Children. How many DJ-ing Teachers do you come across?? With the Exception of Mr Oliver Quinlan of course! He actually got me thinking, are DJ-ing and Teaching fairly similar?

I coincidentally started my first school based work experience just 2 weeks before I began to learn to DJ 3 years ago this October, my world was full of learning you could say. Learning how to interact with the children correctly, what language to use, what the children's names are (fairly important some would say!?).

Does this link with DJ-ing though?

Both are performed to a crowd that is the most obvious comparison we are all 'performers' as we teach the class what they need and in some ways what they want to be taught. If I play the wrong song or miss match a beat the audience will tell me, much like if I go to fast for my class or say something they do not understand you can tell by their facial expressions whether they do or do not understand.

Playing the right music in the classroom AKA providing them with the right information, the correct style of learning that best suites the classes needs as much as humanly possible. Surely trying our best is what anyone wants for us but as teachers sometimes that may not be enough (depending on the circumstances of course) passion is something that we as the next generation of teachers need to continue to have.

The audience is your class, the club is your classroom and the music is your curriculum. Much like many students music is a key part of their day to day lives especially at University, not a day goes by that I don't hear some music blasting out of Student Halls across campus but some people like myself and other DJs really embrace music and If I can embrace the curriculum and make it my own like I have with my music then I think I might be doing something right!

So maybe I should start thinking that the class is my audience, the classroom is my club and the curriculum is my music and that the children need a 'dj'...