... because it provide young high school, and college students the information and resources needed to be an effective teacher. There are over three hundred and fifty National Associations for Music Educators on a collegiate level. MENC in the United States. And the CMENC also is a huge resource for college students to work on their networking, and building up very ... national association. There are over one thousand members of the organization teaching in private schools, public schools, colleges and universities. CAMPT offers variety of music programs for all fields of music. The last an...

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... , rather than suffer as a result of reduced budgets. Elementary education is a building block that develops a child's skills to perform in real life situations. Studies show that participation in music programs at an early age increases ones self-esteem, critical thinking skills, and reasoning skills (National Arts Education Research Center, New York University, 1990). Other studies have shown that children ... schools promotes social well-being and gives children a sense of belonging to a group. The feeling of importance and inclusion is vital to a child's development and self-esteem. ...

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... training, that will ensure that the guardians are well cultivated, courageous, and moderate. He believes that if their education program contains too much art, music, and philosophy, they will become soft, and if they are not exposed enough to these arts, they will be too tough and savage. Between ... and it guides the soul. Fifth, harmonics (the study of musical harmony) will be pursued for an understanding of mathematical relations found deep within music sounds. After passing qualifying exams, the most proficient students will begin five years of study in philosophy and dialect. All th...

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... education was taught by private tutors for wealthy, high ranked families (Flynn, 2011). If a member of the middle or lower class desired an education in art, music, writing, etc., they would have to seek out an apprenticeship from a professional of their chosen art form. During the 1800's, the United States began its ... public education program, and Boston and Philadelphia were the first cities to offer art and music education in the new program (Flynn, 2011). Most public schools of that period did not have access to musical instruments, so students were taught ... music theory and tec...

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... of the children, but they also found the material more fun and enjoyable when the notes were in color. Rogers stated that there is a " considerable body of educational research outside music suggesting that the use of color in instrumental materials can improve student performance and retention" (15). Rogers presents a number of examples from subjects outside of ... music that exemplify the benefit of color in educational materials. One of these tests involved students watching instructional videos in class. One group of students viewed the colored version of the ... been in color rat...

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... written materials is taught at the schools via methods such as repetition and pictoral aids. For example, history (what is remembered of it), math, and music. Spelling is obsolete, because there is nothing to spell. Music is especially important to us, because it is extremely helpful when memorizing lessons. Certain songs in particular are designed to help people, both young and old ... less worried about things. There is not so much emphasis on looking good, it is more about feeling good and having confidence. Music, being the dominant form of communication, teaches, entertains, enligh...

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... . From these, Plato chooses an unbalanced mix of narrative and very little imitation, which he admits is most closely seen in Homer's poetics. What follows is a rather erudite discussion of music ¹words, melody, and rhythm. The philosopher expresses his approval for the Dorian and Phrygian harmonies, for they embody, "the strain of courage, and the strain of temperance." He rejects complicated ... style that is simplistic and fortifying, and that would move the guardians toward virtuous behavior. Soon after, Plato extends these aesthetic criteria to all State arts, not only literature a...

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... skills and appropriate responses. From my personal observation and discussion with the student with Asperger's Syndrome and the teachers, I am aware that this student has a liking for music and responds well when in the music class. He also is interested in computer games and can maintain his focus longer when playing them. Discussion with him revealed an articulate child with a well-developed ... environment for social interaction within the context of the drama and specific role plays involving social interaction may be tailored for the Asperger's Syndrome student to practice with the...

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... do something to help our children and the future of this country. When shots just after the raffles are over the documentary switches to sad and depressing music with shots of sad looking kids. The music and scenes combine to form a sentimental value in hops to spark a revolution in education. The documentary accomplishes its goal to call into action people wanting a better ... ...

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... to name a few, not only encourages traditional reading (one example of visual learning) but also enhance education through listening and speaking, music, demonstration in conjunction with verbal explanation, group activity, and problem-solving. "Innovative multimedia features such as animation, music, and narration transform the traditional reading experience for the child" (Salmon). The combination of learning styles wrapped up into a package ... ...

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... on their standardized test. For example, if students are more exposed to the arts, they will be able to learn more about fractions, which are known as tempo markings in music, to increase the students' knowledge of math. Furthermore, with having these classes in the education system, students will have the opportunity to improve what they have learned and integrate them ... and National Center for Education Statistics were instructed to conduct a study that would examine the extent of Arts Education in the schools. During this study, about half of the elementary music specialists indica...

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... have the ability to think critically, think for themselves, and have the ability to be creative. To solve the latter of the three, I suggest more emphasis be put on the music and art programs. These are two areas that seem to be pushed off to the side while sports teams receive more money than they know what to do with because ... skills for they teach comradery, teamwork, and allow those students who are gifted with athletic ability to put their skills to work, however sports teams should not take precedence over music and art programs. I would like there to be a way to get inner-city ...

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... endurance. Asserting that the gifts of nature are distributed between males and females, yet not every single individual possesses all natural abilities. Just as some men have a natural talent towards music and some do not, it is possible that some women are natural philosophers and some are not. Plato believed that everyone should contribute to society by exercising their own naturally ... expand their horizons. In fact only the aristocratic, elite families were able to send their children to school or hire private tutors to teach their children the fine arts of music, rhetoric, philos...

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... knowledge of its viewers. For example, there are programs about travel and tourism, which give information about various countries, people and places around the world. The videos, pictures, commentary and music which accompany the shows generate an effect which is difficult to obtain by simply reading a book or listening to someone lecture. There are also programs that deal with scientific issues ... in games, which in turn helps them maintain good health. Programs that focus on the Arts and literature may prompt children to discover their own abilities, such as poetry, painting, music ...

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... there were far fewer scholars, and education was very limited to class (Rowling 136). Much of what emerged was known as Gothic- generally crude and dark in the styles of music, art, and architecture (Corbishley 42). The Gothic style mainly paid tribute to God, and they built large Cathedrals with stained glass windows as places to worship God (Corbishley 42-45 ... ). Music was used in psalms for worship, and art generally reflected Europe's fear and superstition during the time period (Corbishley 46-47). In addition to disintegrating education and creativity's importance, feudalism ... ...

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... community and church activities. Homeschoolers have plenty of group experiences such as writing clubs, book discussion groups, and local homeschooling groups. Homeschoolers may participate in nearby public school sports or music groups, as well as in many public and private group activities the community may provide. As a result, the children gain friends, learn to get along with each other, and do ... a lot of academic training themselves, solutions are easily reached. For instance, parents are trading services by the mother, who is a math major, tutors children from many families in r...

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... a learning disorder. As a young girl of 8, she was disrupting classmates, because she was having trouble staying still and concentrating. The doctor, after reviewing everything Gillian's mother said, turns on some music and immediately Gillian is on her feet dancing. They decide there is nothing wrong with her, and the doctor says, "Take her to a dance school" (Does School Kill ... ...

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... wanted the most important aspect of the new program to be the exceptional knowledge of Irish. In implementing this new program they believed they were "Giving the Language, history, music and tradition of Ireland their natural place of life in Irish schools" (Coolahan, 1981 pg. 41) As an INTO initiative, Irish become an obligatory subject where infant schools were ... ...

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... when he states "If teachers were allowed to acknowledge student skepticism, incorporated kids' knowledge into the curriculum by making what they know the object of rigorous study, especially popular music and television, they might be treated with greater respect." (Aronowitz. 39) As seen dominantly in the high school classroom, teachers who are able to connect with students on a level ... ...

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... and focus is still on minority ethnic groups and social classes. The National Curriculum included ten core subjects, which were; English, Maths, Science, History, Geography, Technology, Physical Education, Art & Design, Music and Modern Foreign Languages in secondary Schools (Ward & Eden, 2009) which meant that since the development of the National Curriculum, all pupils were being taught a wide range of different subjects ... ...

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... influences .The adolescent behavior is being affected significantly by Peergroups, which are considered the most influential social forces for bringing changes in the behavior from ordinary decisions regarding clothing, hairstyle, music, and entertainment, to more significant decisions relating to short and long-term education plans. It is noted that during adolescence, it common for a youth's peers to become more important than ... ...

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... the economy is more diverse; to teach on a basis of supplying a demand for industrial jobs, the demand is no longer there. Subjects like: science, history, literature, and even art and music should be held at the same level of importance as math and literacy. The government should allow teachers and professors the scope and freedom to teach, emphasizing all subjects equally ... ...

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... in the process of obtaining a degree but still want to explore other fields and have a balanced educational program. It is no longer the case where a physics major would register for a music elective, simply because today's students are only interested in obtaining their degree, or they just can't afford to take another class that would interest them. These types of arguments may ... ...

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... inflexible curriculum (Ewing, 1970, as cited in McGee and Cowie, 2008). Students were drilled in their education of reading, writing, arithmetic, history, geography, English grammar and composition, object lessons, vocal music, elementary science and drawing (The Education Act, 1877). The curriculum was very gender segregated at this time, and remained so for decades; with girls taking sewing and needlework, and boys ... ...

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... and unmotivated students. As Alfie Kohn points out, raising test scores comes at quite a cost. Schools in Massachusetts sacrificed recess for young children and advanced electives for high school students, music and activities that help build social skills are almost non-existent. And in Texas schools that serve low-income and minority students, science instruction was eliminated completely. American public education ... ...

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