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antigop

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11. + 100 great post. Studies have been conducted how music affects the brain.

Reply to JDPriestly (Reply #5)

Thu May 2, 2013, 12:50 PM

May 2013

Music training helps with language skills and mathematics.

PBS did a program on this not too long ago.

Yes, every child should be able to experience participating in the arts. Sadly, it's the arts programs that are cut in the schools (at least in my neck of the woods). But football reigns supreme.

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Principal fires security guards to hire art teachers — and transforms elementary school [View all] antigop May 2013 OP

Big Kick defacto7 May 2013 #1

This is the most wonderful education story I've read in ages BrotherIvan May 2013 #2

+10,000. JDPriestly May 2013 #5

The arts also leads to less dropouts BrotherIvan May 2013 #7

although I'm not a teacher, I have experienced this firsthand. I volunteer for community arts antigop May 2013 #12

That sounds very interesting BrotherIvan May 2013 #13

+ 100 great post. Studies have been conducted how music affects the brain. antigop May 2013 #11

This is such a great story ANOIS May 2013 #3

We watched this tonight. Fantastic. mountain grammy May 2013 #4

The kids.... Iwillnevergiveup May 2013 #6

"kids need more than test prep" = indeed. actually, they don't need test prep at all. if they HiPointDem May 2013 #8

Standardized tests do not test knowledge or learning BrotherIvan May 2013 #14

Kids need less test prep, and more life prep. savebigbird May 2013 #15

He motivated the students to want to learn. AdHocSolver May 2013 #9

K&R Sherman A1 May 2013 #10