http://thetalentcode.com/2009/10/09/dudamel-and-little-dudes/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:50:33 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://thetalentcode.com/2009/10/09/dudamel-and-little-dudes/comment-page-1/#comment-531 Dale Kirby Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:55:49 +0000 http://thetalentcode.com/?p=859#comment-531 Good article. I think you tie the two incidents together really well. It reminds me of Chapter Four where you compare Japanese schools wanting their students to "suffer" and American teaching being like waiting on the children. I guess there might be a difference in purpose between El Sistema (love that name with its bow to "systematic") and your daughter's class. The benefits of her class might be that it is a low pressure way to become acquainted with making music as a cooperative endeavor. Perhaps its non-competitive nature is good for music appreciation? Or maybe the school just needs a Jaime Escalante. :-) Good article. I think you tie the two incidents together really well. It reminds me of Chapter Four where you compare Japanese schools wanting their students to “suffer” and American teaching being like waiting on the children. I guess there might be a difference in purpose between El Sistema (love that name with its bow to “systematic”) and your daughter’s class. The benefits of her class might be that it is a low pressure way to become acquainted with making music as a cooperative endeavor. Perhaps its non-competitive nature is good for music appreciation? Or maybe the school just needs a Jaime Escalante.

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