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Technology & Classical Music: Consider commenting on the article “Music Education Needs to Be a Click Away” by David Gelernter

The Wall Street Journal recently published the article Music Education Needs to Be a Click Away by Yale computer scientist and former NEA board member, David Galernter. Dr. Galernter opens the article with the statement that “Most children learn nothing about serious music in school and don’t expect to learn anything.” (I realize this is problematic but don’t wish to focus on unpacking the specific content here.) He makes some interesting points regarding how people might leverage the possibilities of… Read More »Technology & Classical Music: Consider commenting on the article “Music Education Needs to Be a Click Away” by David Gelernter

Consider responding to the article “Standardized tests suck. But the fix is more data, not less”

I am continually fascinated by the amount of journalism about education issues that excludes citations to research on whatever topic is being addressed or educators’ perspectives. Here’s a recent article by Jason Tanz on Wired.com entitled “Standardized tests suck. But the fix is more data, not less.” Unfortunately, it is lacking in terms of citing research on assessment or including quotes from or perspectives of educators. Interesting timing for music educators given that the 5th International Symposium on Assessment in… Read More »Consider responding to the article “Standardized tests suck. But the fix is more data, not less”

Contribute to the dialogue on music education at the Wall Street Journal: Joanne Lipman’s “A musical fix for American Schools”

The Wall Street Journal recently published Joanne Lipman’s essay “A Musical Fix for American Schools: Research shows that music training boosts IQ, focus and persistence.” Lipman (co-author of the book Strings Attached) focuses primarily on issues of students’ IQ, ability to process sounds, cognitive abilities, links to reading abilities, and brain expansion. She ends the article citing an economic analysis from the Journal of Economic [sic] Finance [I believe it is possibly the Journal of Education Finance] to demonstrate the… Read More »Contribute to the dialogue on music education at the Wall Street Journal: Joanne Lipman’s “A musical fix for American Schools”