"I want the best for my own children." This mantra repeats itself in the minds of new parents and longtime parents alike. But my question is, does a school director believe in this phrase? Being a director, your duty is to establish the best for ALL your children, meaning your children by blood AND the children who attend your school.
Directors have an important job. Children's special interests should be nourished. In middle school, there should be no concept of "We are ranked #1 worldwide because we have a great Math program. Yes we have a language arts program too but er.... Did I mention our 5th graders are doing algebra?" An all around education is important, even if the child is sure he or she is going to major in one certain subject.
That's where extracurriculars come in. If a parent or child feels the education in the school for a certain subject is inadequate, or more often, that the child has a special interest for that subject, an extracurricular activity is sure to help. And that's why you can't claim you have no time to fit Orchestra into the school schedule. Because childhood is too precious. It influences who you become as an adult. Interested, but not successful because of an inadequate extracurricular program, or, interested, successful, and prosperous, because your middle school director found time to take each child separately, like a flower that needs to be watered, planted in good soil, and nourished. So, directors, find time to do it. You could change someone's life.
By the way Thomas, you do know that they are canceling orchestra cause they don't have time to fit it into the schedule.
