tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13499895.post114989478988735346..comments2023-06-20T01:43:18.781-07:00Comments on les histoires de moi: some thoughts on art and educationMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04661562744291060571noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13499895.post-1150087749253174012006-06-11T21:49:00.000-07:002006-06-11T21:49:00.000-07:00One word: BeautifulIf only my high school had a te...One word: Beautiful<BR/>If only my high school had a teacher like you....Brendanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00654657548403961485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13499895.post-1150006031158352402006-06-10T23:07:00.000-07:002006-06-10T23:07:00.000-07:00It's so great that you've given voice to these thi...It's so great that you've given voice to these things. One of my frustrations when I was a teacher (and one of the reasons I am no longer a music teacher) was constantly being judged and compared with other faculty in other programs on the basis of criteria that make no sense for the fine and performing arts. Study of the arts leads to so much success in life in ways that have nothing to do with being a professional artist.<BR/><BR/>I discovered that the best way to make the Dean of the college where I taught understand what the arts mean was to make analogies to athletics.<BR/><BR/>The students in my chamber choir consitently had the highest average GPA of any student organization on campus, followed by the larger choir.Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110768164340061714noreply@blogger.com