If you teach music in your classroom, and feel squeezed by the increased time dedicated to STEM subjects, you might not realize that you have a secret educational weapon.

Only 2% of Americans (6.9 million people) work as scientists or engineers. Amateur scientists are hard to find—if your students strike up a conversation with a stranger about quadratic equations, it probably won’t help them pass their next math exam. On the other hand, an impressive 54% of Americans report that they or a member of their household play a musical instrument, and music is a classic subject for small talk (especially on first dates, or so I am told). Musicians, and music lovers, are everywhere. Full story.
Aaron Friedman (Education Week) / May 20, 2019

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