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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would suggest that music and arts are a core element of being academically talented.  (lots of affirmative research on the connection between early advanced music education and early development of math knowledge).  Student are gifted differently and this focus leaves those other gifts unattended, to all students detriment.[/quote]

Parents of kids who are gifted in the arts can seek out things like the PTA Reflections program (which has categories for visual art, filmmaking, literature, music composition, dance choreography) for their kids to try -- it is not a class or course, but it does give kids an outlet to try something new in the arts outside the regular classroom. Or parents of kids who are musical and who play instruments can ask the school music teachers about having their kids aim to participate in the FCPS Solo and Ensemble Festival for orchestra or band instruments; they can ask about the All-County Chorus for elementary students; they can have their kids participate in various judged musical events that give kids something to work toward (such as exams by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, done in this area each year). There are also other arts outlets and competitions that kids can do if they and the parents seek them out. I am not pushing competition as the goal, (in the solo festival for instance, kids are not competing against each other, just getting feedback on their own skills). I'm just noting that these events can provide a goal for a kid to work toward. And there are several excellent kids' theatre programs including one in Arlington where the kids do all the acting as well as the technical work. These are not in school, true, but they are out there to explore.

Yes, it is a pity that there is not a program for "advanced" kids in music and arts AT school but the public schools have to draw a line somewhere and they choose to provide academically advanced programs. There is absolutely a connection between music and arts and academics, but the school just can't be everything to everyone. That's why it's good that there are so many other outlets in this area for kids who want to pursue music and arts. And some of those outlets are low- or no-cost like Reflections.

Not a perfect solution, I agree, but at least we are in an area where kids whose gifts are in art or music have more opportunities than they would in other areas.[/quote]

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