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Re: Maryland Music Educators Association

Author: affrettando
Date: 2012-12-04 04:18

clarinetist04 -- I've done practically all I can through the "proper way" but it hasn't gotten anywhere. When I talked with the MMEA executive director a few weeks ago, she said that the MMEA probably didn't want homeschoolers involved... which means petition time! So I've sent thousands of emails to music teachers, talked with hundreds of people, passed out hundreds of flyers, etc. And other homeschooled musicians are doing the same.

Nobody here is a random clarinetist. All of you have the interest and time to explore this clarinet forum, and you've had the interest to read a topic entitled "Maryland Music Educators Association." Additionally, some of you have likely participated in a different state MEA activities, or are teachers, or even live in MD.

Bob Phillips -- I have some friends who were unable to afford even a car. They tried getting instruments from their local school, but were told they could not have them. They're paying taxes for those instruments... Really, if someone decides to homeschool, they're being LESS of a burden on the public schools, so they should get some of their taxes back or something -- not exclusion from public school resources!

BUT! You said "his parental rebellion."

Almost all my extended family are Maryland public school music teachers. My family is NOT against public schools. I just happen to live in a really bad default school district (nobody in my neighborhood attends the default school) and think I can get a better education at home.

I do not want this to go into "us vs. them." Nobody wants to support someone who's against them. Instead, I want to help MMEA realize not including homeschoolers is keeping them from fully achieving their mission of music advancement. I do not want to blame them for the issue of public schools excluding homeschoolers, rather, I want them to see a policy change as necessary to keep up with the times.

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