Comments on: Fine Arts Public School http://www.daftmusings.com/2007/06/26/fine-arts-public-school/ by Carolyn Bickford Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:38:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: George Haberberger http://www.daftmusings.com/2007/06/26/fine-arts-public-school/#comment-112 George Haberberger Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:09:09 +0000 http://www.daftmusings.com/?p=317#comment-112 <i>Many children feel, as one of Neil’s peers said, “I won’t do anything unless it has the word fun in it!” </i> This kid is not being served by his school and he is in for a painful realization. What if his teacher said this: "You have to learn math and science and it may not be fun but if you don't you will be in this same grade next year." I am 55 years old and attended Catholic schools for the first 12 years of my education. This was a time when the Russians appeared to be ahead of the US in the race to the moon. They had succeeded in putting the first made-man satellite in orbit and then the first man in space. My generation was encouraged, even forced, to study important subjects even if we had no interest in it. And the threat of being left behind while all your classmates went on to the next grade was a very real and terrifying prospect. Neil is fortunate that you are taking such an interest in his education as evidenced by the previous entry concerninmg your disappointment in his fourth grade education. And I'm sorry but the classical composer rap is offensive. Many children feel, as one of Neil’s peers said, “I won’t do anything unless it has the word fun in it!”

This kid is not being served by his school and he is in for a painful realization.

What if his teacher said this: “You have to learn math and science and it may not be fun but if you don’t you will be in this same grade next year.”

I am 55 years old and attended Catholic schools for the first 12 years of my education. This was a time when the Russians appeared to be ahead of the US in the race to the moon. They had succeeded in putting the first made-man satellite in orbit and then the first man in space. My generation was encouraged, even forced, to study important subjects even if we had no interest in it. And the threat of being left behind while all your classmates went on to the next grade was a very real and terrifying prospect.

Neil is fortunate that you are taking such an interest in his education as evidenced by the previous entry concerninmg your disappointment in his fourth grade education. And I’m sorry but the classical composer rap is offensive.

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