For the most part, when I left my school district in California, we had, years prior, forsaken all of the arts and extra-curricular activities, for extended days of teaching English and Math. But after years and years of doing this, we really didn't have much to show for our efforts. Considering the time, energy and effort spent solely on English and Math education, our kids did not show great improvement. And in eliminating these enrichment activities, we eliminated the "hook" needed to keep many of our students interested in learning.
Below is a video clip of a school in the Bronx, New York, that has chosen to focus on the arts - in particular choral music - to reach their students. And in the all too familiar measuring stick - standardized testing - the students have achieved higher than many of their peers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/20/nyregion/at-voice-charter-school-in-queens-students-have-outperformed-their-peers-academically.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0
Below is a video clip of a school in the Bronx, New York, that has chosen to focus on the arts - in particular choral music - to reach their students. And in the all too familiar measuring stick - standardized testing - the students have achieved higher than many of their peers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/20/nyregion/at-voice-charter-school-in-queens-students-have-outperformed-their-peers-academically.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0
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