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To the editor:
Gone!
Music, physical education, library media specialist, band, choir, grade-level musical performances — gone!
Really? Our district says “yes,” goodbye to all of them at the elementary level.
I am a parent of two children in the elementary schools. I want my children to have music, P.E and a library. I am a music teacher in the school district and believe in teaching to the whole child, not just the part of the child who is taking the ever-increasing number of standardized tests.
Gone? Not if the district, the taxpayer says, “no.”
What can we do? E-mail, phone, or visit a school board member. Ask them the tough questions. Don’t stop until you get a clear answer.
Please, before it’s too late and we follow the path of the schools in the Lower 48, taking out a very important part of our children’s education.
As Alaskans, let’s agree to continue to teach the whole child.
Kai West
Music teacher
Shaw Elementary School
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