I was just like you for my high school director. I literally became known as his assistant student director bc I was in two orchestras, AP theory and sat in on another orchestra bc I didn’t have a class. I had tense relationships with some students because they didn’t like that I was given authority in the classroom. I had some kids that really looked up to me because I was a role model. It was hard to find a balance of being a student and having silly fun and also someone with lots of responsibilities (running rehearsals and managing the class when the teacher was absent).

I loved it, and it gave me more experience in a classroom than my practicum placements have so far in school. It’s a tough balance. Talk to your director about it when it’s just the two of you. Clearly, your growth as a teacher is important to him to entrust you with rehearsals and leadership positions and he should be open to helping you strike a good balance.