I'm scared

[lostinidlewonder]

Today I walked in to a lesson and my student fell over and split her chin open. Then another student fell down some stairs and broke her arm. Then finally a third one, by accident, swallowed a part of her braces that came lose and had to go to the doctor to get it surgically removed.... I don't want to go to work tomorrow!

[db05]

Today I walked in to a lesson and my student fell over and split her chin open. Then another student fell down some stairs and broke her arm. Then finally a third one, by accident, swallowed a part of her bracers that came lose and had to go to the doctor to get it surgically removed.... I don't want to go to work tomorrow!

I think your school/ studio has some work hazard. Have the stairs and floor checked for cracks or something. And absolutely no heels for anyone who goes there!

[lostinidlewonder]

I teach at their homes. I would feel even worse if it was at my place!!! Still i couldn't help but laugh afterwards, it all looked pretty funny.

[db05]

OMG, you're cursed. Get away from me!!

LOL!

Crazy guess, but it might be that you're too handsome. Sometimes I'd be absent-minded and bump into stuff too when my teacher is there.

[rc]

"Doc, I need you to make me uglier...  PEOPLE ARE GETTING INJURED!!"

[pianistimo]

accidents happen.  just not one after the other.  i think the frequency here is perturbing.  and the severity. 

i'm just curious - how did the one student fall over and fall so severely to split her chin?  these sound like fat accidents.  well, maybe not the braces - but then again - i can visualize someone at the tv and accidentally eats everything including their own braces.

so sorry to hear of so many students down at once. this sounds like a bowling alley.  maybe you should just knock down the rest and get a strike out of it.

*seriously, teachers can make all the difference in students getting well.  especially a good-looking teacher.  maybe you should go visit them in their various locations of hospice and just bring some books about composers or talk to them a little bit (about safety issues at the piano?).

[general disarray]

I think "lost" should be required to wear one of those yellow vests with "Hazardous Area" printed on front and back.  A helmet with a flashing light wouldn't hurt either.  Anything to save lives here.

[morningstar]

Wow that's crazy! Might be an idea to get the area inspected and wear a lovely fluoro vest just as a precaution. Kind of reminds me of a concert I was playing at when the curtain rod fell off and flattened the piano I was using, the building's condemned now though

[lostinidlewonder]

i'm just curious - how did the one student fall over and fall so severely to split her chin?

She is a little girl only about 8 years old. She was playing outside with her sisters when she was called inside for a lesson, she came running, tripped and fell, her chin clipping the side of an outside stone chair.

The broken arm happened because of slippery feet, she was wearing socks and the ground is nice and polished wood. If you rush down the stairs that risk increases. It was pretty hilarious when you think about what it looked like but her pain immediately made me feel shocked.

The girl with the braces suddenly said, I think I swallowed some metal. It was first stuck in her throat, then her mum tried to get her to throw it up, but it wouldn't come out. So she said we have to go hospital and get them to take it out, my student was so afraid she actually swallowed it down further into her stomach! I actually had a cousin who did the same thing a long time ago and she didn't go hospital, it passed straight through her, but they where afraid it might do some damage to her intestines. I guess its always better to be safe and get it checked.

I've had quite a start to the week! I think this chaos started following me on Friday With one of my students her 2 yr old son always wants her attention if he is there during the lesson (usually he is at a daycare). In our last lesson he was at home, and this time got his mum attention by walking into the room with no pants on, turning around and saying  "Muuum I've pooed myself". He pointed to the bit of that was stuck to his backside, and then it fell to the ground! I burst out in laugher, his mum did so too, but I think she was laughing more embarrassed, but she started finding it funny when she saw my reaction She took her little son to the bathroom to clean him up, and his older brother (who I give lessons to as well) walked in and said, whats going on? He stepped right onto ... yes. you can guess it. That just topped it off

so sorry to hear of so many students down at once. this sounds like a bowling alley.  maybe you should just knock down the rest and get a strike out of it.

Yeah I was like, yay 3 down 20 odd to go.

Crazy guess, but it might be that you're too handsome. Sometimes I'd be absent-minded and bump into stuff too when my teacher is there.

haha, well I hope that little girls don't think like that of me I think its because they get excited that they have having a lesson. Certainly the girl falling down the stairs and the one against the chair where rushing to come to their lessons. Maybe I should start making them hate lessons a bit more, just for their own safety.


I think I'll take up RC and disarrays advice too

Kind of reminds me of a concert I was playing at when the curtain rod fell off and flattened the piano I was using, the building's condemned now though

That is scary. I'd be saying, Throw fruit and vegetables if you don't like my playing please!

[db05]

"Doc, I need you to make me uglier...  PEOPLE ARE GETTING INJURED!!"

"Please make me uglier and less motivating."

You don't have to teach or play terribly, but maybe tone it down? Don't give it 100%... 'Cause honestly, I like you.  (See the thread on favorite posters.) If you were my teacher in real life, I'd probably be injured myself. Or in a mental institution for people who can't get off the piano. Or their piano teacher.