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New Music courses in Vic Skool District
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| stbp User Info... | Spreading the word -- School District 61 has just approved two new courses for this fall: Music Careers 11 & 12 Music on Stage 11 & 12 I think these are to be offered at Spectrum only. - Tue, 27 May 2008 2:39pm | ||
| sumyungai User Info... | How about teaching reading, spelling, grammar, and arithmetic? How about basic geography? I just love all these kids showing up for job interviews from these 'alternative' programs without even these basic skills. Congratulations to SD61 for raising another generation of wastrels. I love paying taxes to babysit other people's kids. - Tue, 27 May 2008 4:04pm | ||
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| laprider User Info... | Hmmm I dunno, when I was in High School (80's), I got in some serious shit. If the school board/ principal hadn't made some major graduation exceptions ie/ band 12 ,Jazz band 12, Choir 12, jazz choir 12, acting 12, music comp 12, English 12 and thats how I ended up graduating with straight A's rather then not finishing school as would of ended up happening. I feel I have somewhat contributed to this world. - Wed, 28 May 2008 6:49pm | ||
| sumyungai User Info... | Which kinda (no offense) makes my point about a high school diploma being the equivalent of toilet paper nowadays. (No child left behind, my ass...) The world does not mold itself to suit individuals, yet that is exactly what the education system is trying to do. So we end up with high school grads who enter the work force expecting to be able to write their own ticket because, well hell, that's what they were taught in school. I was taught that there were things I was good at, and there were things that I would have to work at if I was going to get on in this world. (And before you ask, I did not finish high school. I left when I was fourteen. (But I later returned and earned a post graduate degree and several diplomas.)) - Wed, 28 May 2008 8:41pm Edited: Wed, 28 May 2008 8:48pm | ||
| Tyler User Info... | I have to agree that those courses are ridiculous and way too specialized for a public school. That being said, I loved taking band and jazz band. I probably would have taken these classes if they had been offered, just because they sound cool from a student's perspective, even though I agree that they're obviously a waste of time. I'm sure this will fulfill fine arts elective requirements or something and not REPLACE English/math/etc. - Wed, 28 May 2008 8:57pm | ||
| trevor corey User Info... | STBP spelled school with a k, lol. - Thu, 29 May 2008 1:06am | ||
| Hearse User Info... | Apparently, what SYG learned in school is how to be an internet pro. INTERNET PRO! - Fri, 30 May 2008 1:45am Edited: Fri, 30 May 2008 1:46am | ||
| Tyler User Info... | I've been thinking more about this. Most high school electives are related to subjects that can be studied in post-secondary education - trades like woodworking, university studies like concert and jazz music, composition, writing, art, etc. They fuel an interest in something that can turn into a viable career or at least something with academic worth. There is nothing academic about music careers or music on stage. UVic offers a wide range of music courses and yet none of them are about "music careers" or "music on stage" or anything. I know that there are a couple private institutions that teach rock diplomas or whatever but it's really not standard practice and especially not standard enough to be taught in high school. Both are the sort of topics that are best approached individually. I admit I know nothing about the courses. I also admit I took "History of Rock" at UVic, although I did regret it. I just think that high school should teach kids something they can take further at a university or college. This is akin to a skateboarding class or video game class. Cool ideas, I guess, but I can see why they don't exist. - Fri, 30 May 2008 2:21am | ||
| Hearse User Info... | "video game class" You've apparently not heard of a company called Electronic Arts which has somewhere around 1,700 employees in Vancouver alone. - Fri, 30 May 2008 10:05am | ||
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| sumyungai User Info... | So what the hell is an "INTERNET PRO"? (And BTW, when I was at school we thought that the internet was the lining in your swim shorts that kept your goolies from flopping out...) - Sat, 31 May 2008 12:25am Edited: Sat, 31 May 2008 12:27am | ||
| Tyler User Info... | Perhaps I wasn't specific enough, you misunderstood me. I have nothing against video game making. I do believe that there are a lot of misguided kids with no drive or ambition who believe it'd be "fun to make video games" and don't follow through because they can't even pass a basic programming class. I also believe there are a lot of private colleges that offer nearly useless video game design programs. I should add that I participated in UVic's video game design competition in the Engineering faculty. When I said "video game class" I meant video game playing. Kids sitting around a PS3 for an hour. That's be a kid's dream but not really produce anything of academic value. - Sat, 31 May 2008 6:18pm Edited: Sat, 31 May 2008 6:20pm | ||
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