tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post1696158330556944716..comments2024-03-20T13:19:13.512-11:00Comments on TATTERED AND LOST PHOTOGRAPHS: LAURA Playing the Mandora in the Living RoomTattered and Losthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-16016737431672475802012-10-16T04:23:23.358-11:002012-10-16T04:23:23.358-11:00And to think how closely tied the arts are to math...And to think how closely tied the arts are to math and science. It's really so incredibly short-signted.<br />Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-69366054427673661832012-10-16T03:50:13.539-11:002012-10-16T03:50:13.539-11:00I bet I'm older and crochetier. I enjoyed mus...I bet I'm older and crochetier. I enjoyed music and arts in the classroom from K through 6th and as an option for the rest of high school. I credit my fourth grade teacher with my interest and appreciation of music. <br /><br />Cutting the arts from the public school budget didn't benefit anything. None of the other subjects have improved either. Out of 33 countries, the US ranks 22 in Science, 27th in Math and dead last in reading skill.<br />anyjazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319237414264543250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-39565084661686413372012-10-12T17:35:49.335-11:002012-10-12T17:35:49.335-11:00Well, I'm a few years older than you so I'...Well, I'm a few years older than you so I'm an even older crotchety old woman (who is liking her senior discounts!) and I remember all the music classes we had in elementary school. And I don't know what I would have become if I hadn't been given the chance to do art in school. I doubt I'd have chosen the path of going to art college and a BFA. So I know what you're talking about. When the arts are cut from school budgets they are cutting the only classes that allow the inner child's voice to be heard.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-36261011246590515562012-10-12T13:39:39.763-11:002012-10-12T13:39:39.763-11:00Before radio, before television, before the I-What...Before radio, before television, before the I-Whatever, people had to amuse themselves. I was born in 1955 and had music classes from the first grade through the seventh. My family didn't have the money to buy instruments, but I did learn to read music and carry a tune. I hate to do the crotchety old man routine, but what a bad idea to drop arts from the public schools. WJYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14722970911455513434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-33823797862235037892012-10-12T10:56:13.709-11:002012-10-12T10:56:13.709-11:00Yes, so much fabric! So many patterns! Color would...Yes, so much fabric! So many patterns! Color would be wonderful. I'd love to see what it looked like. And dust wise, it all looks a bit too much when you think that they didn't have a modern vacuum cleaner let alone a Swifter.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-72333216585072672152012-10-12T10:42:04.538-11:002012-10-12T10:42:04.538-11:00It's not just the instrument that's exotic...It's not just the instrument that's exotic--all that fabric. I'd love to see it in color. This is the first I've ever heard of a mandora, but I have been invited over to hear friends' children who were just learning to play one instrument or another.Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.com