[CAUT] CAUT credential vs. academic program?

[Jeff Tanner]

On Nov 8, 2007, at 9:15 PM, Willem Blees wrote:

> Sorry, Jeff, no matter how you slice it, music cannot be learned on  
> your own, out of book, without guidance.
>
>
> Wim

I'm sorry, Wim.  That sounds like you never tried it.

On Nov 9, 2007, at 8:33 AM, rwest1 at unl.edu wrote:
> The democratic model aims to educate large numbers of people   
> without particular regard to each separate individual.  Depth of  
> learning sometimes suffers in order to be able to spread the  
> education to millions of people.  That's our current public  
> education system.

Exactly.  It isn't an efficient system for developing the strengths  
of individuals.  It is a one-size-fits-all-model.  Everybody absorbs  
and regurgitates the same material.

>   The tutorial model aims to educate individuals.  Depth of  
> education and individual attention is key.  Home schooling  
> represents this trend today.

Which is also how the Masters were educated.  Maybe not at home, but  
in a setting that was customized to the strengths of each individual.

Jeff


Jeff Tanner, RPT
University of South Carolina



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