Klarinet Archive - Posting 000118.txt from 2006/04

From: o4rmondtoby@-----.net (Ormondtoby Montoya)
Subj: RE: [kl] Business aspects of music performance & education
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 15:53:47 -0400

Karl wrote:

> Well, this is a major problem - parents take
> little or no responsibility for their children's
> learning at home

...heh, some do, and some don't.

But isn't _part_ of this due to the widely disseminated and widely
asserted claim that that teachers are, by training, more knowledgeable
and more effective educators, especially in their specific subject area,
than the 'average' parent is?

During my years, I have often been told by teachers: "Leave this to me,
I'm a professional."

There *is* a distinction, of course, between a parent being a skilled
educator versus the same parent being concerned about and supportive of
and encouraging of their child's education. You hinted at this
contrast when you spoke of parental interference in the process.

But the root of this thread (I think?) remains: Should public education
include and be judged by whether it provides the opportunity to study
more than math and English and science? It is justifiable to levy
taxes to pay for additional subjects?

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