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Education Report - Teaching Children the Power of Music
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Pan Alley is a nonprofit organization that holds songwriting
for students across the United States. The organization recently
a school in the Anacostia area of Washington. The
presented a concert with the help of songwriter and
artist Paul Reisler. He established Kid Pan Alley in
Since then he has worked with more than 35,000
and produced more than 2,200 songs. He says the
of music can teach children skills they might not
in school. He believes the American educational system is
too much on standardized tests designed to measure knowledge.
Paul Reisler says we now live in a creative
. He says his group is trying to inspire children
be creative. At Orr Elementary School in Anacostia, 95
of students come from poor families. Marlon Ray is
school's dean of students. He says some of the
have difficult lives. But, he says, these kids still
to strive for greatnessJhonna Turner is director of programs
the school. She says the fourth-- and fifth-grade students
often focused on more than school. Some have to
their families, or live in homeless shelters. A shooting
place in April directly in front of the school.
one was injured, but the incident affected the whole
. Students are often influenced by what happens around them.
, Orr Elementary School has a positive, hopeful atmosphere. Marlon
says the workshop and concert made possible by Kid
Alley created good memories that will last for years.
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