Klarinet Archive - Posting 000720.txt from 1998/04

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: Illinois Music Teachers
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 19:06:22 -0400

On Tue, 14 Apr 1998, Edwin V. Lacy wrote:
> OK, I'm afraid I may get a little carried away on this one. From 1961 -
> 1965, I taught instrumental music in the public schools of Robinson,
> Illinois. Even then, the educational system was incredibly fouled up in
> the state..........[MAJOR SNIP]
> There, that felt pretty good! I couldn't say all those
> things when I was teaching there, but I feel certain that they are
> truthful.
>
> So, Illinois educators, have things improved since I taught there?

Wow....I am exhausted....but happy to know how things were and are run.
Excuse me as I take a large glug from my double 7/7 and wonder if I should
become a computer programmer at State Farm now!

Seriously.......I don't know if things are better. I am forwarding quite
a bit of this stuff to our music ed. specialist, Shela Koehler.

Roger Garrett
IWU