13 Aug 2009
This video by Ken Robinson radically and comically redefines the structure of education to educate “the whole being”. An amazing advocacy video for the inclusion of Art, Music, Dance, Drama and other “creative” subjects in the school system. I love the story he tells about Gillian Lynne. Please share with educators and parents alike!
24 Jul 2009
Ok, here’s my $.02 on this video:
Sure, music helps math and science scores go up, so the studies show. But, where are the studies that say taking math and science will help with one’s musicianship? Why can’t we be the nation that competes with other nations to have the best, highly regarded ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS [...]
23 May 2009
I just added a Fliggo site to my repertoire of Web 2.0 tools. Check out MrsJ’s Musical Oddities at http://urbanmusiceducation.fliggo.com. I will post funny and amazing videos that I find while browsing YouTube and also use the site to post videos from my classroom projects! Enjoy and feel free to leave comments!
~S