The good news is my wife has her own private music studio so she is flexible and can help fill the gap for many but it is leaving out many students during those critical educational years.
Who knows why?
Union pensions sucking all money away from the children?
The school district trying to get in good graces with Michelle Obama “Move” program?
It usually comes down to money, unions and politics.
the ants go marching
My wife taught French at a public school for three years before my son was born. This was during the No Child Left Behind campaign. It was unsustainable socialist crap and the unions ate it up. My wife couldn’t believe the liberalism and union patronage. When sports are the driver of education (LOL!) and something gets cut...music gets cut.
Playing a musical instrument increases IQ. Of course, you don’t want people to be smart if you just want yes-men.
There was a study that recently found that Michelle’s “Move It” program hasn’t changed anybody’s exercise patterns so she has to try to force it. Sort of like how Mohammad started out thinking people would all accept his religion voluntarily and when they didn’t he said they would have to accept it by the sword then.
Building strong little commies, eh?
(and computer illiterate, to boot! Now THAT’S an army Bath-House can be proud of!)
It’s ALL about the GRANT:
“The ASAP Acceleration Grants campaign is giving 1,000 schools across America everything they need to launch a new physical activity program: seed funding, a game plan to follow, and a support network of champions across the country embarking on the same path.
The application window for new schools closed May 1, 2013. Did your school apply? Stay tuned! This summer ASAP will be announcing recipients from all 50 states whose schools will be launching 100 Mile Club, BOKS, and CHALK/Just Move this fall.” - http://www.activeschoolsasap.org/acceleration-grants