The Suzuki Method is a living culture

Suzuki culture is largely a living, analog culture. We aren’t heavy on documenting and publicizing. Each moment is fleeting, though celebrated.

Here is a peek into the beauty of it: teachers mentor and share with each other. Each generation of teachers picks up where the last generation of teachers left off.

One of our challenges as Suzuki teachers is the fact that parenting approaches and styles changes over time. Teachers must adapt to those changes. Parenting and childhood itself have become much more challenging and rife with stressors and anxieties.

How to work within the family dynamic is something teachers talk about with each other and seek support for doing. We meet monthly to talk about tips and strategies. We meet yearly to hear from experts and to share experiences. We invite parents to come and learn with us about how to inspire and motivate their students.

The culture is a giving culture of mentorship and mutual support. It is a culture of collaboration between teachers, parents, and students. I am grateful every day for the joys and challenges it brings.