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Ms. Toad

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42. Grade school is more complicated for some of us.

Sat Apr 22, 2023, 05:19 PM

Apr 2023

I went to a one room country school. I.e. one teacher, teaching all subjects to al students in 7 or 8 grades in a single room. There was a piano there. We occasionally sang. I'm sure we also occasionally did arts and craft projects.

The schools consolidated when I entered 7th grade (the first year of middle school). In middle school I had art, vocal music, and band. Band was optional - I learned to play the clarinet between 7th and 8th grade purely to get out of the non-band track in which the bullies lived. I don't recall whether vocal music or art were mandatory or optional, since I would have chosen both.

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did you have art and music in school? [View all] mopinko Apr 2023 OP

Art and music were just part of our public grade school curriculum in the '50s Ocelot II Apr 2023 #1

i went to a poor school. mopinko Apr 2023 #6

In high school I had neither. Xavier Breath Apr 2023 #2

Art and Music are essential wendyb-NC Apr 2023 #3

Republicans certainly don't see it that way. They want schools to prepare students for a life Chainfire Apr 2023 #5

fuck Republicans Celerity Apr 2023 #27

Absolutely. Have read numerous articles citing that music, especially, yields better school allegorical oracle Apr 2023 #16

I said other because Bettie Apr 2023 #4

yeah, that's why i asked about grade school. mopinko Apr 2023 #8

Weird. I was thinking of taking voice lessons Bettie Apr 2023 #9

well, it was a coincidence, sort of. mopinko Apr 2023 #11

That is super cool Bettie Apr 2023 #14

ya know, i think it's gonna be interesting mopinko Apr 2023 #23

In HS I had art twice a week. musette_sf Apr 2023 #7

Rural Midwest America: 1960's nevergiveup Apr 2023 #10

yeah, i suspect there's a divide there mopinko Apr 2023 #12

Appalachian public school, 1970s Withywindle Apr 2023 #13

Had music daily for most of my school life. Was in the band, concert and marching, for seven years. allegorical oracle Apr 2023 #15

I'm so glad I convinced my son to keep playing the cello through high school. SYFROYH Apr 2023 #17

I went to a Arts School from 5th to 12th grade. maxsolomon Apr 2023 #18

IIRC, it was only in high school. I was in segregated schools in Texas (Brown v. Board was decided CTyankee Apr 2023 #19

yes and I sucked at them both lol Takket Apr 2023 #20

I spent most of grade school in the Denver Public School System. yonder Apr 2023 #21

Yes, But... ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 #22

I'm 70 - went to a south side Chicago parochial grade school - taught by nuns. Talitha Apr 2023 #24

lol. i remember that song. mopinko Apr 2023 #28

Yep, I had 3 older siblings - they were a hard act to follow. Talitha Apr 2023 #30

Neither. Small Catholic School. lamp_shade Apr 2023 #25

Well shanti Apr 2023 #26

No music but I was an art major in high school nuxvomica Apr 2023 #29

I had both art and music but don't remember how many times a week. Was at least once a week. Raftergirl Apr 2023 #31

I can't answer the poll ExWhoDoesntCare Apr 2023 #32

Through the 8th grade DFW Apr 2023 #33

It mattered alot to me. Art and Music in Grade School, and JHS... electric_blue68 Apr 2023 #34

HS class of '75 in Chicago west burbs here. Art & music were mandatory thru Jr. Hi. Gidney N Cloyd Apr 2023 #35

my kids- mopinko Apr 2023 #36

+1 Gidney N Cloyd Apr 2023 #38

This sounds very interesting, and helpful. electric_blue68 Apr 2023 #44

Not really Retrograde Apr 2023 #37

I was exposed to art and music every day in Catholic Mr.Bill Apr 2023 #39

Yes both, I went to private elementary school also Raine Apr 2023 #40

you could probably pick it up again pretty easily. mopinko Apr 2023 #45

Public school and had both daily FreeState Apr 2023 #41

Grade school is more complicated for some of us. Ms. Toad Apr 2023 #42

Of course. I graduated high school pre-Reagan. Iggo Apr 2023 #43

Yes FelineOverlord Apr 2023 #46