Klarinet Archive - Posting 000125.txt from 2006/04

From: "Karl Krelove" <karlkrelove@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Business aspects of music performance & education
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 16:44:41 -0400

> From: Dee Flint [mailto:deeflint01@-----.net]
> In our society, being able to read and understand what you
> are reading is
> essential for all jobs including musicians. Even to a musician, good
> language skills need to have a higher priority than their
> music skills if
> they expect to really make it in music.

Dee, No one on any side of the NCLB argument questions the importance of
learning to read, write or do math. Nor do many question that these skills
have *generally* slipped among American students or even that the schools
bear some responsibility for that slippage. The question is whether or not
NCLB is the cure or a new disease that ultimately will destroy what it aims
(or so it claims) to restore to health.

Karl

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