Music Education National Funding Crisis

MENC Executive Director Michael Butera addresses recent developments in education funding

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[AZWozzeck]

Yeah, true, we are in debt. But somehow we manage to survive on green pieces of paper that actually hold no value because we are in debt. We just think they have value, so therefor, the do have value. Read up on Dave Barry! The one about money! What was the title? Money Secrets, I think.

[DoubleGauss]

.. We are 1.3 Trillion dollars in debt !

So Mr Butera, it is not a question of IF we should fund music ed. There IS nothing to fund it with.

[DoubleGauss]

Mr Butera..with all due respect, do you understand where your "funding" comes from ?

The money comes from US, the people in the private sector, who create wealth and pay taxes. Yes we would like to see music ed funded, but the President and the man you voted for, Baraq Hussein Obama, has already spent all the money and much more..sending the country into debt and taking away from future generations.

[LDVPublishing]

@AZWozzeck Amazon. I found the Symposium website and will check it out. Thanks!

[AZWozzeck]

@LDVPublishing

Hmmm...where do I find the book? I'm taking this class, Current Problems in Music Education, I think the book would be helpful. How familiar are you with Vision 2020:The Housewright Symposium on the future of Music Education?

[LDVPublishing]

@AZWozzeck The point being that if you prove that music helps kids in math & science, the ed. dollars will still follow math & science. Want to make the case for music ed. funding? Demonstrate that music ed. strengthens skills equally as important to 21st cent. success (creativity, teamwork, leadership, confidence, self-esteem). It's a line of thought gaining momentum (see Dan Pink, John Kao, Sir Ken Robinson, and the book "Everything We Needed to Know About Business, We Learned Playing Music"

[AZWozzeck]

@MusickEdcom

Sounds nice but it's easier said then done. I think that would be difficult partially because America has a super diverse racial background, and it also costs money to run programs too. We need ways to get money.

[AZWozzeck]

@LDVPublishing

Isn't that still supplemental?You just turned from supplementing other academic subjects to supplementing the workplace.

[LDVPublishing]

Music Education must no longer be portrayed as a supplement to enhance achievement in other subjects - it develops distinct skills even more important to success in the 21st century workplace. Spread the message!

[MusickEdcom]

Perhaps we can 'save the music' by allowing ALL children to access a quality music education in a format they have come to expect and enjoy? discoverlearnandplay