According to Discover magazine, studies have shown music to have therapudic properties. Not only does it improve our mood, but it can contribute to neurological development in infants and children and promote health in adults. This is why it is important to keep music programs going in our schools. Music helps balance out the academic subjects of mathematics, social studies, literature, and language studies. As a musician I cannot stress the importance I place on furthuring our children's education through music and other art forms such as sculpture, canvas, and theater. They help our children find forms of expression beyond writing an essay for school. Without these outlets, children become complacent, depressed, and sometimes violent.
It pains me to see school programs being cancelled due to economic strains on academia. In a perfect world children could explore their interests unhindered by monetary values.
Let's let our kids be kids for a while, shal we? Why is it that we assign so much homework to a 1st grader? Younger children do just as much learning through play with their peers as they do through the classroom and homework. In my opinion we should by all means be educating our children, but we should also alow them time to be themselves.
DH out
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