I recently had an article published in the Burlington Free Press
Music education is traditionally thought of as an "extra" which constantly puts it a risk of being cut.
I would propose that is far more important than that , categorically.
I will speak about jazz education , as it is my expertise, but all music teachers will have similar stories and
insight. I hope discussions will be sparked as a consequence.
This past August at inservice at the beginning of the school year, we at Harwood Union High School were addressed by a former Vt Commissioner of Education who spoke about what companies in the 21st century want to see in employees. The tie- in is that within the "Transformation of Schools" , that is driving much research work and policy , we need to have a keen eye on what a high school graduate should look like from all perspectives.
What I heard was not new to me. Employers will want creative thinkers, who can "think out of the box" , [...]
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Music education is traditionally thought of as an "extra" which constantly puts it a risk of being cut.
I would propose that is far more important than that , categorically.
I will speak about jazz education , as it is my expertise, but all music teachers will have similar stories and
insight. I hope discussions will be sparked as a consequence.
This past August at inservice at the beginning of the school year, we at Harwood Union High School were addressed by a former Vt Commissioner of Education who spoke about what companies in the 21st century want to see in employees. The tie- in is that within the "Transformation of Schools" , that is driving much research work and policy , we need to have a keen eye on what a high school graduate should look like from all perspectives.
What I heard was not new to me. Employers will want creative thinkers, who can "think out of the box" , [...]