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My Best Work as a Teaching Artist: An Arts Education Reflection
I am finding it pretty difficult to get excited about Arts Education Week, as recognized by the US House of Representatives. Arts Education Week is a good thing, of course, no one is likely to argue otherwise. And yes, I am big on the idea of building steps in a ladder and it would be…
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USDOE Announces 2010 Arts Ed Model Development and Dissemination Grants
The list of 2010 USDOE AEMDD grantees has been posted to the USDOE website. Click here for the AEMDD section of the USDOE website. 33 grants were made; 200 applications were reviewed. The project abstracts have yet to be posted. One would imagine the USDOE is just a bit busy, what with Race to the…
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Apologies to All
Listening to Diane Ravitch on Leonard Lopate just about makes me want to cry; if you click through the previous post you may very well feel the same way. So, I thought it might be good to offer a respite. For all those who are heading towards some sort of apology, or would like to…
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Why Arts Education is Important–What My Daughter Taught Me
I have a four-year-old daughter, Sophie. Last July, one of my very first blog entries, Daddy Don’t You Have Some Baby Music?, was about how she had already developed her own personality, taste, and requisite ability to discern styles of music. That entry is in my archives.Okay, so last week, juggling family obligations, I had…
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A Good Read on Obama’s Education Agenda
It’s still very early, and our President has a thing or two to deal with. So, like many, I am still giving him the benefit of the doubt on education (as well as the banks), while liking some of what he’s doing in other areas. I know at least one person who has the viewpoint…
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Juillard Makes Cuts to MAP Program
In today’s New York Times there is an article about cuts Juilliard is making to it’s Musical Advancement Program (MAP), which serves low income students. The article also mentions cutbacks made to the Academy program, but doesn’t provide details. This news comes on the heels of the Curtis Institute announcing a new facility. It’s a…
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Continuing Problems with LA’s Arts High School
What a mess. But how often do you see someone challenging Eli Broad? At first it was to be a regular high school to help with overcrowding in the area. Then it became part of the Grand Avenue redevelopment led by Eli Broad, leading to the building of a $242 million state of the art…