In a message dated 02/21/2001 2:25:04 AM Central Standard Time, ibracamonte@y... writes: ibracamonte@y... writes:
<< What does a college degree give that one can't put together better, living in a city (San Francisco, in my case) and studying languages/theory/piano/voice/coachings on my own, reading music history and autobiographies, going to the symphony and opera and ballet and concerts? What could a degree program possibly provide me with that I can't recreate on my own? >>
I think this is the same argument that I have with homeschooling vs. traditional educational systems -- the social interaction from working with peers, the networking opportunities, the lack of distractions from day to day life in the ideal circumstances of the educational environment....
Now that I'm putting on my flame protection from homeschoolers, discuss!!
Christine Thomas Wauwatosa, WI <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/mezzoid/myhomepage/profile.html"> http://hometown.aol.com/mezzoid/myhomepage/profile.html</A>
"I love to sing-a, about the moon-a and the June-a and the spring-a"
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