Paula Sjogerman

on 2/11/04 4:52 PM, [email protected] at
[email protected] wrote:

> And she could write a letter with her application saying "I was homeschooled
> and I didn't formally study a language, but I'd like to study one once I get
> to your fine university" and they'll take her in without it.


Sure, I didn't intend my short list of options to be comprehensive.

Paula

Paula Sjogerman

on 2/11/04 4:52 PM, [email protected] at
[email protected] wrote:

> Some of my homeschooled friends have their kids in art classes. Many
> schools have cut art. I think real life beats out school on the
> "exposure" issue, hands down.


There's absolutely no question. My husband and I are both theater artists
that do a lot of work in schools. Sometimes it gets so sad, we have to take
a break. Many schools cram the arts into spare corners - "spare" refers to
the time they have that's not devoted to Things That Will Be on the Tests.
Even if the teachers can see how writing a play might translate into a
better score on an English test (and not all can), their administration
rarely lets them translate that into action in the classroom.

And most schools have to choose: art or drama? music or dance? Schools that
have an arts experience once a month are rare.

Paula