Re: Recording Classical music


"Allen" <allen@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thornhill wrote:

James Kahn wrote:
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And if our schools can't even teach kids the basics, like
reading, writing, math and evolution, why are people so confident that
they can handle art education/appreciation?


I have to disagree with this statement, at least in regard to math. When I
was in high school, math stopped with solid geometry and trigonometry;
calculus was a sophomore-level college course. Now, calculus is taught in
high school; colleges expect students in scientific and technical fields
to have already had at least differential calculus. And on an even
brighter note, high schools are beginning to offer introductory statistics
which used to start at the junior level in college.

Here in the U.S., California to be specific, proficiency in basic Algebra is
required to graduate from High School. In the Los Angeles City School
District 44% of ninth graders (first year) failed beginning Algebra. The
numbers are pretty depressing.

Steve


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