Then and now: teacher edition
During a teacher - student interview Performing Arts teachers, Trey Hickey and Jonathan Untch were asked about high school stereotypes and their opinions. Here's some of their responses:
Q: "What stereotype do you think you fit in to?"
Hickey: "Nerdy/ Choir Nerd. If you sing Especially If you're a guy you're just nerdy."
Untch: "Music Nerd/ Band Geek. In high school if you get into band it's nerdy, and as soon as you get out of high school that doesn't matter anymore."
Q: "Do you think you fit into multiple stereotypes?"
Hickey: "In high school, especially because I coach people now, they would just call me a dumb jock. And I still got made fun for music. So I got made fun of by the jocks for being in music and made fun of by Choir for being a jock.
Untch: "I wish I was a jock I tried to be but I guess I'm only in the music category."
Q: "Do you think your stereotype has changed from then to now?"
Hickey: "It's definitely more accepted now to be in music from when I was in high school. Now I have a lot of athletes that are in choir and they don't seem to get any "junk" from their buddies, and if they do it doesn't seem to bother them. I think it's changing for the better. Music is way more accessible now because of Pandora and things, I think it's helping take away that stereotype."
Untch: "I think there's a lesson said to fine arts and sports now, and I definitely think it's different now."
Q: "How do you think people view or judge your stereotype?"
Untch: "I think that people get jealous of performers because they get attention for going out and doing things like that so a lot of it comes from that. Or it's something they couldn't do, like people get made fun of for being smart but it's probably because the person judging them couldn't do what they are doing."
Q: "How do you think your stereotype interacts with other types of groups?"
Hickey: "If we're talking music as a stereotype it kind of just blends in, like in high school nobody would've known I was in music unless they were effected by it. Other than that you're off on your own, band or choir or theater. Where as for athletes are well known because they wear their outfits and they know if you're good by looking at you. You don't know you're the best clarinet player by looking at you."
Q: "Do you you have any advice for people who might stereotypes too seriously or think too much of them?"
Untch: "I f you like to do something go do it and do it well. There's no need to pressure someone into doing something because you like something or you don't like something. If you like a sport do it well, and you like music, do it well, if you're really into your studies do it well and you'll be more successful because if it."
Q: "What stereotype do you think you fit in to?"
Hickey: "Nerdy/ Choir Nerd. If you sing Especially If you're a guy you're just nerdy."
Untch: "Music Nerd/ Band Geek. In high school if you get into band it's nerdy, and as soon as you get out of high school that doesn't matter anymore."
Q: "Do you think you fit into multiple stereotypes?"
Hickey: "In high school, especially because I coach people now, they would just call me a dumb jock. And I still got made fun for music. So I got made fun of by the jocks for being in music and made fun of by Choir for being a jock.
Untch: "I wish I was a jock I tried to be but I guess I'm only in the music category."
Q: "Do you think your stereotype has changed from then to now?"
Hickey: "It's definitely more accepted now to be in music from when I was in high school. Now I have a lot of athletes that are in choir and they don't seem to get any "junk" from their buddies, and if they do it doesn't seem to bother them. I think it's changing for the better. Music is way more accessible now because of Pandora and things, I think it's helping take away that stereotype."
Untch: "I think there's a lesson said to fine arts and sports now, and I definitely think it's different now."
Q: "How do you think people view or judge your stereotype?"
Untch: "I think that people get jealous of performers because they get attention for going out and doing things like that so a lot of it comes from that. Or it's something they couldn't do, like people get made fun of for being smart but it's probably because the person judging them couldn't do what they are doing."
Q: "How do you think your stereotype interacts with other types of groups?"
Hickey: "If we're talking music as a stereotype it kind of just blends in, like in high school nobody would've known I was in music unless they were effected by it. Other than that you're off on your own, band or choir or theater. Where as for athletes are well known because they wear their outfits and they know if you're good by looking at you. You don't know you're the best clarinet player by looking at you."
Q: "Do you you have any advice for people who might stereotypes too seriously or think too much of them?"
Untch: "I f you like to do something go do it and do it well. There's no need to pressure someone into doing something because you like something or you don't like something. If you like a sport do it well, and you like music, do it well, if you're really into your studies do it well and you'll be more successful because if it."