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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]While I'm not a fan of the board, I'm not so sure that hiring art teachers should be the priority for PG schools.

For better or for worse, when parents make a decision to move or not to move to PG, they do so by looking at reading and math scores.   I really think that should be the area of focus.

And yes, I know how enriching art can be.  But you need to address the basics first.[/quote]

I consider art a fundamental basic. The rich kids in private schools get art classes. All kids should get art classes. Arts education impacts development of math and other skills. [/quote]

I don't consider art a fundamental basic.  And the "art" they do in elementary school is actually relatively basic.

It's going to be a long way getting PG County schools even close to what "the rich kids in private schools get."  I think we need to start with using funding to get specialists on the basics -- by the basics I mean reading, writing and math.

And I live in PG County.  I want to send my kid to PG County schools.  And I am realistic enough to know that the rich people in the region won't be sending their kids to PG County schools even if they hire a few art teachers.  I don't care what they do.

The budget isn't unlimited.

I'm curious to know if the PPs posting here (1) actually live in PG and (2) actually intend on sending their kid to PG County schools.  Because I do for both, and right now, they need to focus the money on things other than hiring art teachers.[/quote]

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