{Post 8}

The topic I want to write about is music in education. I want to write about this topic because music has had such an amazing impact in my life. I don't know what I would do without it, if we're being honest. Music just so happens to increase intelligence in children, so why would we want to cut it out of their curriculums completely? I remember music being one of my favorite parts of school. I was not and am still not musically talented, but that doesn't matter. What matters is the fact that music helps people heal, music helps children memorize, it also helps them communicate. What can't be voiced through words can sometimes for certain people be voiced through song lyrics. If I wasn't in college to be a teacher, I would be in college to do something in the music industry. Why would we want to deprive children from something as powerful as music, when schools can afford to give everyone Ipads? If they can't afford music class at least incorporate it into the classroom. Two of my favorite things in life are music and children. That's why this topic is perfect because it incorporates both things. Ever been to a concert? Those happen to be one of my very favorite things to do in my life. I have never been to a concert that I didn't like. My favorite shows, however, are when my friends band plays. They are not famous (yet!!) and I can tell that everything they play comes straight from the soul. The raw emotion in music is incredible, yet we still feel that arts aren't important for children. Maybe I am just biased towards music education because of my love for music, but music is a powerful tool to help children grow and gain intelligence. Children gain communication skills through music. I have never not been able to communicate, but I can only imagine how terrible that would be. Sitting there with all of your thoughts and having to keep them to yourself because you are unable to communicate... I would go insane. I love to laugh and to talk with my friends, heck my friend wouldn't be able to sing if she first couldn't communicate, so why wouldn't we want to help children communicate with music. They even have musical therapy for people to go to, obviously music has a profound affect on people. Let the music be played, sang, danced to... just let it help children!