MIDWEEK MEANDERINGS and MISCELLANY VIII: EUREKA! EUREKA!

EUREKA! EUREKA!
No, sorry, no grand discovery, just the name of the survey company that's helping MENC with a preliminary study of how/if members use the national standards in the classroom! The survey went out last week, with some going out this week, and we've had a bunch of responses directly to MENC with feedback/reactions to the survey. This survey is only a preliminary look MENC will be taking/making regarding use of standards, so stay tuned in coming months for notices of additional surveys on this topic!

In addition to fielding the queries from the survey respondents, I've also been immersed in another component of that project - going through the arts/music standards for every state to see how they align to the national standards, comparing to the state standards information Eureka put together last November. I've been in touch with many state supervisors of music, and have been drilling down through state DOE websites... See the RESOURCES below for an easy quick way to get an overview of what's going on in the standards in the states!

Speaking of Surveys - have you seen the MENC Question of the Month for May? click here!
This particular survey always gets a lot of response. We've asked these same questions in December 2004 and 2005; I get the feeling these are topics members like to talk about! Add your thoughts!

RESOURCES
Did you know there was a EUROPE chapter of MENC?
CLICK HERE for a link to all the state MEA affiliates of MENC, and scroll down to E to get to the link for the European MEA!

STATE STANDARDS and other ARTS ED POLICY info:
AEP
ECS

AROUND THE WATER COOLER
I predict major withdrawal symptoms in two weeks as AI goes into the finale....but then again, will be nice to
not be so tied down to Tuesday and Wednesday nights! (why can't I be this disciplined for OTHER pursuits?!)
What a waste of a show to have BeeGees music sung by the contestants.... Sorry, just not a fan of Mr. Gibb at all!

See you next week! SR