I work for a program that provides music education to children from 1st to 4th grades in an inner city school where most of them live in the projects. We teach Monday to Friday 2:00 until 5:00. The students pay nothing for the program including instruments.they have small group lessons, theory, ensemble and symphony. Teachers are highly educated. Peabody conservator, albany symphony. Program is based on election sistema. problem is that some students are rude, defiant distructive. Funding comes from private sources and fundraiser feels it's important to keep students in the group - not expel them and discourage them from quitting. My question is: is it better to have 400 dedicated, well mannered students or put up with another 25 who require so much discipline and counseling. Your opinion?
But, from the perspective of the people funding this project - they aren't doing it because they want kids to learn music. They are likely doing because of the positive impact the musical experience can provide.
And those difficult 25 are the ones who MOST could benefit from that experience if they allow themselves to take that benefit.
So - I think it is important to realize that, from the point of view of the organization funding this, they could care less about the music aspect of this...really....
It's all about the possible social impact. And reaching those most difficult kids.
On 2/27/17, Cheryl Pope wrote: > I work for a program that > provides music education to > children from 1st to 4th grades > in an inner city school where > most of them live in the > projects. We teach Monday to > Friday 2:00 until 5:00. The > students pay nothing for the > program including > instruments.they have small > group lessons, theory, ensemble > and symphony. Teachers are > highly educated. Peabody > conservator, albany symphony. > Program is based on election > sistema. problem is that some > students are rude, defiant > distructive. Funding comes from > private sources and fundraiser > feels it's important to keep > students in the group - not > expel them and discourage them > from quitting. My question is: > is it better to have 400 > dedicated, well mannered > students or put up with another > 25 who require so much > discipline and counseling. Your > opinion?
But, from the perspective of the people funding this project - they aren't doing it because they want kids to learn music. They are likely doing because of the positive impact the musical experience can provide.
And those difficult 25 are the one...See More