Blog Ripper

We live in the information age where we have a plethora of music available to us, at our fingertips. (4) There is no doubt that technology and the internet shapes not only how we teach but also what we do in our everyday lives. (4) Who is to blame for things happening? (1) A leader takes all the blame. (2) All too often music teachers are led to believe that performance encompasses the only priority by which we teach. (11) Unfortunately for most of our secondary or elementary aged students, they could not care less about performance in our society. Rather than having one leader to follow, each person within the community holds a sense of accountability. (11) In a society where today’s students are preparing for 11 careers, how is it necessarily possible for them to be great in a particular field if it is expected that they dabble in so many others? (6) I am still not at closure with this idea of there being a difference and/or a similarity between being prepared and being well rounded. (7) Specifics come in once a student is in college. (5)

There is no definite structure to a well rounded student only general guidelines.(1) Focusing until the students become an expert on a certain subject and finally, we can focus on other things.(3) There are influences that higher education systems have that require students to be in so many activities or they will not get into a 'good' school. (1) This brings me to something that has been bothering me for quite a while. music ed. majors at Westminster are required to be well rounded individuals who go into the world to mold the minds of future America. (1) There is no definite structure to a well rounded student (1), there is a foundation of morals and ethics. (2) Unfortunately, the reality is many communities do calculate success based on the dollar sign attached to the front of a figure. (9) It starts with money but how much money people do or do not have causes them to live a particular way which in turn creates a different culture and way of life for each group. (4) There is a sense of trust between people, and thus people are willing to support one another. (8)
While I do feel that there are a number of different factors that contribute to its success, I also believe that the relationships that make up that community are what drive it forward, (6) characterized by an ethical commitment. (10)




Andrew - 1
Brittany - 2
Jai - 3
John - 4
Katie - 5
Korey - 6
Moriah - 7
Nancy - 8
Ryan - 9
Schmidt -10
Tuna - 11

As you can see, I wrote this in the style of Girl Talk or Woodford.  Thanks everyone :D