Comments on: HEALTH AND WELLNESS TOPIC.14 http://www.michele-andree-unblugged.com/health-and-wellness-topic-14 Awareness through art, music and others. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:47:27 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Tony Bunn http://www.michele-andree-unblugged.com/health-and-wellness-topic-14/comment-page-1#comment-392 Tony Bunn Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:58:41 +0000 http://www.michele-andree-unblugged.com/?p=1443#comment-392 Great topic and one that resonates with me, as well; for, early on, I was (mis)diagnosed with a learning disability. Granted the times (and educational tools that were available) were much different, when I was in elementary school. However, I've now come to believe that the root of the problem of the mis-education of our youth is the cookie-cutter approach to instruction and testing, which assumes that all personalities should express themselves in a standardized fashion, with respect to the manner in which one relates the things of which one is knowledgable. It's good to see that there's someone out there in the educational arena who recognizes that although we might all be created equally (with respect to our humanity), we each come to this world with a unique set of gifts. And perhaps I was trebly blessed to have grown up during a period in which instruction in and appreciation of music were an integral part of the general educational paradigm. Methinks that, with music no longer being widely supported as an essential component to a well-rounded education, our children will suffer --- as will us all, in turn. Great topic and one that resonates with me, as well; for, early on, I was (mis)diagnosed with a learning disability. Granted the times (and educational tools that were available) were much different, when I was in elementary school. However, I’ve now come to believe that the root of the problem of the mis-education of our youth is the cookie-cutter approach to instruction and testing, which assumes that all personalities should express themselves in a standardized fashion, with respect to the manner in which one relates the things of which one is knowledgable.

It’s good to see that there’s someone out there in the educational arena who recognizes that although we might all be created equally (with respect to our humanity), we each come to this world with a unique set of gifts.

And perhaps I was trebly blessed to have grown up during a period in which instruction in and appreciation of music were an integral part of the general educational paradigm. Methinks that, with music no longer being widely supported as an essential component to a well-rounded education, our children will suffer — as will us all, in turn.

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