Photo Essay: The Conductor

This is my Daughter, Ashley Benson.  She is an elementary school music teacher and extraordinary.  In front of her is a tornado with 70 elementary aged kids singing, playing instruments, "Orff" movement/dancing and doing it all together.  Everyone was watching the kids except me.  It is just as entertaining and truly inspiring to watch the conductor. She never set foot on the stage while the students were performing.  They were free to succeed and take all of the credit while their teacher offered gentle direction from 20 feet away.  Amazing.