Klarinet Archive - Posting 000842.txt from 2002/11

From: George Kidder <gkidder@-----.org>
Subj: RE: [kl] Poulenc Sextet for Winds and Piano
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 00:01:10 -0500

At 02:00 AM 11/19/02, David Naden wrote:

>...In my opinion, you did the right thing by NOT helping this person, as
>the questions being asked could be found in any major text about
>Poulenc, or in CD liner notes....
>
>David S. Naden, Mmus
>Cal State University Los Angeles

To say nothing of the fact that proper attributing ideas and the authority
of sources is an important part of a research paper, at least in my
field. It a student of mine came to me with a paper with references taken
mostly from the Internet, they would be severely disappointed in the
grade. II presume that the same is true in music education? That is, we
as educators have to set the standards and correct accordingly.

Having said that, conversations (including Internet conversations) with the
knowledgeable can be important as leads to the sources desired, and there
is no reason I can see that a student should not seek help in finding the
sources. It is when the help is substituted for the sources that the
trouble starts - or ought to start.

George Kidder
Professor of Biology Emeritus
Illinois State University

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