... In Arizona, they are being riffed. Some still have jobs but there are not full contracts. One district has made all fine arts teachers travel and cut...
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Keisha Pegues
kay_r_pee
May 27, 2011 5:29 pm
Wow Donna that's crazy. I wasn't layoff ... From: Lenny Sanz <elfbab@...> Subject: Re: [art_education] Layoffs for art teachers To:...
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Keisha Pegues
kay_r_pee
May 27, 2011 5:29 pm
OOPS. I meant to erase and not post!!! ... From: Lenny Sanz <elfbab@...> Subject: Re: [art_education] Layoffs for art teachers To:...
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MaryAnn
kohl.maryann
May 27, 2011 5:50 pm
Did they really say black kids are better at music than art? Hello, Dark Ages!! Sent from my Mobile Phone ... From: Keisha Pegues <kay_r_pee@...> Sender:...
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Lenny Sanz
dnnsanz
May 27, 2011 5:57 pm
That's basically what I've been hearing for 12 years....
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MaryAnn
kohl.maryann
May 27, 2011 6:02 pm
In our part of Washington state there has not been elementary art for more than 30 years. Sent from my Mobile Phone ... From: Steph Walkley...
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Penny Lee
pennylee53
May 27, 2011 7:19 pm
I am in Arizona and if you know anything about Arizona you know about the state of education in Arizona and immigration. The state legislature famously cuts...
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Ken
kenroar
May 27, 2011 7:25 pm
Sounds like the board is pretty ignorant in this area. Have you attempted to enlighten them in any way? Ken...
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Julie Casebourn
juliecas
May 27, 2011 7:48 pm
I teach K-8 in Missouri, in a very rural school. I have not heard of any cuts in the arts program in my school or in the area schools. I do know that of the ...
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Kerri Gordon
Kerri_Gordon@...
May 27, 2011 7:49 pm
that is good to know about Arizona...Wisconsin is going through some tough times right now with 800 million in education cuts...my allergies and my worries...
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MARYANN KOHL
kohl.maryann
May 27, 2011 7:53 pm
In my part of Washington state – Whatcom County in Western Washington – we have never had any kind of art specialist, even one that travels, for the...
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The Ericksons
famerickson
May 27, 2011 8:31 pm
In Tulsa, Oklahoma, the public school system just closed 14 schools. They are funneling as many teachers as possible into open positions at other schools but...
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MARYANN KOHL
kohl.maryann
May 27, 2011 8:39 pm
And the "media" keeps "reporting" (is that the word?) that the economy is improving. Thanks, Media! Now try reporting the truth. Foreclosures are growing where...
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MaryAnn Kohl
kohl.maryann
May 27, 2011 11:23 pm
Odd how the mainstream media says we're all doing great. ... MaryAnn...
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Steph Walkley
d_s_walkley
May 28, 2011 2:46 am
... I would like to know the details of that mandate as many districts including mine are probably ignorant of it. I taught in Virginia for 12 years and was...
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Gayle Parent
gayleparent
May 28, 2011 1:43 pm
I live in AZ also, and the arts are not safe everywhere in the state. I taught in a district just outside of Phoenix that had no elementary visual arts...
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Resp
robinesp
May 28, 2011 2:42 pm
I am surprised (not really) that some places have no elementary art at all since it is one of the core subjects listed by the DOE. Parents need to be educated...
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Joyce Rainwalker
joycerainwalker
May 28, 2011 4:55 pm
Ken, The town where my small district is located is about a half hour's drive from Washington's state capitol, Olympia. Many schools (elementary included) have...
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MaryAnn
kohl.maryann
May 28, 2011 6:09 pm
So interesting... Wonder how our county including bellingham, WA offer nO art in elementary?? - am going to look into this. Sent from my Mobile Phone ... From:...
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Kathleen Maledon
kmaledon@...
May 28, 2011 6:26 pm
there is a reason for keeping music...there are many families who cannot afford private music lessons. the school picks up the tab. music education can ...
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Kathleen Maledon
kmaledon@...
May 28, 2011 6:28 pm
but, in AZ, teachers in their homeroom can count coloring as art...not so good. k...
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Kathleen Maledon
kmaledon@...
May 28, 2011 6:31 pm
are you in pv, gayle? k...
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Steph Walkley
d_s_walkley
May 28, 2011 6:52 pm
... Gayle please contact me privately...... I teach outside of Phoenix too..... Stephanie...
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azalea64es
May 29, 2011 7:11 pm
wow great experience, please put it the movie in this site so we can watch such an interesting idea.... janet...
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MARYANN KOHL
kohl.maryann
May 30, 2011 4:31 am
Does anyone know if this recipe can be made to work WITHOUT Borax? ~ MaryAnn Clean Mush Most children have experimented with unrolling at least one roll of ...
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Lenny Sanz
dnnsanz
May 30, 2011 3:56 pm
My school's halls and cafeteria are filled with art. There's always art connected to every event. Other than that, I've not appeared at board meetings....
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Diane Davis
dianedavis01824
May 30, 2011 4:06 pm
Our district highly supports the arts, citing many of the new educational books about global warming and the future of jobs. they state that the arts and...
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reacheverychild
May 31, 2011 12:25 am
There are several listed here. Not sure if there are art positions. http://www.reacheverychild.com/feature/interview.html...
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mykgerard
May 31, 2011 7:23 pm
If you are doing it on the cheap on a pc, I would suggest monkeyjam for putting your animations together. That's what i used with my students stop-motion...
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marisa
marisa_1s
May 31, 2011 7:33 pm
I teach animation and media arts for a program called Adobe Youth Voices. We recently started a website called Adobe Youth Voices Essentials ...
