From: Mary Horsley <mphorsley-AT-verizon.net> To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:56:57 -0500 Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Puppetry for schools The downfall of American Education.........they just can't see it! Data runs on paper not experience. Mary (in public school but doing special ed so I can stay out of the box as much as possible!) On Nov 21, 2009, at 12:16 AM, HobgoblinH-AT-aol.com wrote: > Oh, jeeze, guys, > I have long been pleased to have my students perform puppet shows at > the > senior and junior high level, usually in five-performance runs. This > year, my > kids were all set to do a week-long run of "Dance of Death," when the > principal pulled me into his office and told me I was wasting their > time with > this, when they should just be reading and writing and researching > in class. > The classes are 90 minutes long. He told me one performance was > more than > enough, and to cut down the performance run to three. We had already > booked classes to see those days. It was miserable. > Alice :( > > > In a message dated 11/20/2009 11:01:39 P.M. Central Standard Time, > vasyagin-AT-hotmail.com writes: > > How about - " Puppetry is not a school program!" > > Vladimir > > > _______________________________________________ > List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org > Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit > Archives: http://www.driftline.org Mary mphorsley-AT-verizon.net _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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