Being born in ones country also does thatHistory prepares one for citizenship (or should).
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Being born in ones country also does thatHistory prepares one for citizenship (or should).
It would be a waste of time for many. Every kid wouldn't benefit from it any more than every kid benefiting from a welding class. All people are different and you can't paint with that broad of a brush.we put every child in a keyboard (piano) class
America was founded on Christian principles, which requires moral goodness from its citizens to be successful.Being born in ones country also does that
Well our wealthy politicians don't display morality. The nation now thrives on greed and power.America was founded on Christian principles, which requires moral goodness from its citizens to be successful.
It would be a waste of time for many. Every kid wouldn't benefit from it any more than every kid benefiting from a welding class. All people are different and you can't paint with that broad of a brush.
I hope this doesn't suggest that the brains of musicians are superior to that of welders.Wrong. It's not just interest level. It's brain activity and spacial recognition. Which I'm guessing you don't get from welding.
Here is just one article, but there are reams more.
Brain Structures Differ between Musicians and Non-Musicians
From an early age, musicians learn complex motor and auditory skills (e.g., the translation of visually perceived musical symbols into motor commands with simultaneous auditory monitoring of output), which they practice extensively from childhood throughout their entire careers. Using a...www.jneurosci.org
I hope this doesn't suggest that the brains of musicians are superior to that of welders.
I am a retired machinist. I have exemplary spatial recognition. I also am not very musical. I think it is clear that you are a jaded music teacher trying to justify your position. I have made clear in this thread that I believed music is something every child should be EXPOSED to. I do not believe that every child benefits from an in depth music curriculum.Wrong. It's not just interest level. It's brain activity and spacial recognition. Which I'm guessing you don't get from welding.
Here is just one article, but there are reams more.
Brain Structures Differ between Musicians and Non-Musicians
From an early age, musicians learn complex motor and auditory skills (e.g., the translation of visually perceived musical symbols into motor commands with simultaneous auditory monitoring of output), which they practice extensively from childhood throughout their entire careers. Using a...www.jneurosci.org
I am a retired machinist. I have exemplary spatial recognition. I also am not very musical. I think it is clear that you are a jaded music teacher trying to justify your position. I have made clear in this thread that I believed music is something every child should be EXPOSED to. I do not believe that every child benefits from an in depth music curriculum.
Like muscle strength, brain strength fades if not continuously exercised. Rigorous education, like boy's weight lifting, is a 'rite of passage' for most. School proscribes what one is to think, within probationary time limits. Of course, this is not how the normal brain functions. That lessons are soon mostly forgotten indicates that brain function soon returns to normal and focuses instead on the workaday world.That's too bad (meant sincerely). I believe every child would benefit from taking some kind of what we used to call "shop" class. As you are not musical, I am not visual and not good at building things. But if I had learned this, even for a bit, it would have built knowledge and skills. That always makes you smarter.
There is a difference between what you ENJOY and what is of benefit. I don't really enjoy eating vegetables, but I do it because they benefit me. No one who doesn't love vegetables should be forced to eat them for every meal, I agree. But serving them daily is probably a great idea, for the benefit if not for your propensity to want to eat them.
This is what I mean. School is not just about what you enjoy or where you talents lie. It's about building a foundation of knowledge and, more than ever, about building a strong brain. Because our access to knowledge is almost limitless and that knowledge is changing quickly. But if we are strong thinkers--that's gold.
It seems that the educational system is a victim of its own success.300,000 teachers and staff members short this year, coast to coast.
US has 300,000 teacher, school staff vacancies, NEA President Rebecca Pringle says
Rebecca Pringle spoke to ABC News’ “GMA3” about the shortage of nearly 300,000 educators and support staff across the country.abcnews.go.com
Teachers are being hired without an interview. Principal calls them up, they are hired on the spot. Not great for my profession or for kids. But here we are.