[Dixielandjazz] THE ANIMAL SCHOOL -- A FABLE

[tcashwigg at aol.com]

Pretty much explains a lot of it RICHARD,

AND ALL GOD'S CHILLUN CAN'T SING OR DANCE EITHER no matter what color 
they are, or who tells them that they can, recent viewings of American 
Idol wannabes proved that very well.  :))   No amount of teaching many 
of those kids is gong to result in anything more than trying to teach a 
pig to sing.   "Frustration for the teacher and annoyance of the pig"

Sooner or later SOMEBODY has to  JUST SAY NO and politely teach them 
that some folks are really very respected Burger Flippers and that that 
might be a better financially rewarding future for them than music.

we have all manner of tests in our education systems, why the heck are 
they not using them to test kids for "APPTITUDE" and then steering them 
into subjects and training that might actually be useful for them on 
the journey of life, like reading writing and Arithmetic, and once they 
have learned that well they can try other subjects and elective classes 
provided they show real aptitude in those areas.    We could then start 
to once again see some realistic Quality Control and positive 
productivity from our kids and grandkids.     Ever seen a Musician try 
to be a welder, ain't a pretty site,  or a piano player try to change 
flat tires or maybe a drummer try to wire a circuit board in a 
computer. :))

Just how many teachers does it take to teach a kid how to do anything 
??    The first line of teachers should be able to teach them how to 
learn first and foremost and be able to communicate to the kids the 
desire to want to learn, if we remove that inthe early stages then the 
problem just multiplies as they get older and older and street wiser, 
not to mention that we have several generations of them now that got 
their education on Television  and we all know how close to reality 
that is.  :))

Cheers,

Tom Wiggins



-----Original Message-----
From: eighthst7 at aol.com
To: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Sent: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 14:36:28 EST
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] THE ANIMAL SCHOOL -- A FABLE

    ONCE UPON A TIME ALL OF THE ANIMALS DECIDED TO START A SCHOOL.  AND 
SO  THEY
BEGAN.  THEY DECIDED THE CURRICULUM SHOULD BE SWIMMING, RUNNING AND  
FLYING.
THE FISH GOT A'S IN SWIMMING, BUT TO THEIR DISTRESS COULD NOT PASS  
RUNNING OR
FLYING.  THE RABBITS EXCELLED IN RUNNING BUT DIDN'T MAKE IT IN  
SWIMMING.
THNE DUCKS WERE PRETTY GOOD AT FLYING AND SWIMMING BUT  COULD ONLY 
MUSTER A D IN

RUNNING (PROBABLY THE TEACHERS FAULT).  THE GROUND  HOGS REBELLED 
AGAINST THE
SCHOOL,  AND STARTED THEIR  OWN DAMN SCHOOL  BECAUSE THEY  DIDN'T OFFER
DIGGING IN THE CURICULUM.  AND THEY ALL  LIVED UNHAAPILY, BITCHING AT 
EACH OTHER

FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.

RICHARD REDMOND --FORMER PUBLIC SCHOOL BAND DIRECTOR --AND JAZZ BAND 
LEADER
IN PALM SPRINGS,CA
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