Re: Fwd: [ca-resisters] Request for research/data

["Arthur Hu" <arthurhu@attbi.com>]

Ahh, but are you for HIGH STANDARDS in the arts?

Every student must be able to master an instrument at a professional level.

Every student must be able to sketch a recognizable sketch of a human
face in at least 3 different media, using appropriate technology.

Afterall, how can we have two Americas, one that is skilled enough to make
a living at music, and another that is not proficient?

How can we tolerate Americans who can't tell the difference between
classical and impressionist art, or Mozart from Picasso?

I propose that we deny high school diplomas to anyone who can't play a
concerto, choreograph and arrange a broadway muscial, or know the difference
between a pentatonic or a mixolydian scale.

That's the thing about the high stakes tests, which would probably flunk
out a good percentage of professional musicians and artists who actually
have a higher market value than the average citizen.


-----Original Message-----
From: arn-l-owner@interversity.org
[mailto:arn-l-owner@interversity.org]On Behalf Of Karen Canty
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 3:21 PM
To: arn-l@interversity.org
Subject: Re: [arn-l] Fwd: [ca-resisters] Request for research/data


Rick,

I absolutely agree with your argument that the arts are important in
themselves and I hope against hope that every community understands that
and is willing to support them on their own merits - because they are
just as important in my view as math, reading, etc.  However, I am not
about to give up the arts because some people don't believe the way that
I do so I will use whatever I have to keep them - even if it means
trying to "prove" to a community that only seems to care about test
scores - that those scores will be better because of the arts...at
least, I get to keep what I know kids need...

Karen

-----Original Message-----
From: arn-l-owner@interversity.org [mailto:arn-l-owner@interversity.org]
On Behalf Of Rick Parkany
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 2:49 PM
To: arn-l@interversity.org
Subject: Re: [arn-l] Fwd: [ca-resisters] Request for research/data

Of course, I couldn't argue against your point, Karen, as a math
teacher, I
always play baroque musical chamber music during testing--the body
thinks, NOT
the mind! the mind plays *catch up* ball to the body, bit that's another
dimension to all this..

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