Klarinet Archive - Posting 000597.txt from 2003/02

From: carolyn talbot <carolyn.talbot@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Music vs. language --- school cutbacks
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 16:07:58 -0500

Just curious - a native Latin speaker...where is Latin a native language?

Thanks, Carol

Deidre Calarco wrote:

> On 2/21/03 1:43 PM, "Elizabeth Berry" <MarchinCharger88@-----.com> wrote:
>
> > Our school district has a new superintendent and he has this "great" idea
> > that will help us do better on our tests. We will take these little
> > examinations every few weeks and when we don't get an above average score on
> > them, we will be taken out of our elective classes. For me, that means
> > Spanish, 2 band classes. !!! This is outrageous !!! I do not think a foreign
> > language should be an elective on account of if you plan to ever graduate
> > from college, you HAVE to take 4 years of a foreign language. And SECONDLY,
> > they should take us out of PE or even the class that we're not doing well
> > in. What about those people that are going to have a career in music? Why
> > don't they just have classes that they are required to attend afterschool?
> > Or do it during the lunch hour. Why are there "Save The Music!!" campaigns
> > and yet they're trying to take it away from us? Our community would rather
> > see our marching band go before PE classes. For crying out loud, practically
> > nobody likes PE!
>
> That stinks, but usually tests like that aren't too hard.
>
> I sympathize with you on the foreign language thing, though. I took two
> years of Latin in high school (the teacher was a native speaker :-) I was
> an A-/B+ student, but got all Cs in Latin. Languages are the one thing I'm
> no good at all at.
>
> I picked my college majors (architecture and civil engineering) partly
> because they didn't have language requirements. I'm not proud of having
> done it, but it IS possible to get through college without learning a
> foreign language. (But, I'm planning on taking one for fun at the community
> college some time soon. I feel so unsophisticated only being able to speak
> English...)
>
> -Deidre
>
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