should 8th grade bands go out of state with the conductor/teacher/director?
361301
most definatly,if your band is that good.
1065539
It varies widely by school system and locality. The main cost for a school system is teacher salary, and if the administration can get away with huge classes, they will.  I know someone who regularly has classes of 40, while where I live they range from 18-30, depending on what else is offered that class period.  Some classes (choir, band, orchestra) tend to be very large while others (advanced physics, calculus) tend to be much smaller.  The class size average that schools report is specious, because they divide the number of students by certified staff, which can often include counselors and the nurse (and possibily the administration)!  The librarian is definately included! So class size will always look smaller on any published report than it does when you look into classes.
952556
It depends upon the school district and state obviously. You are more likely to be at the long end of your range.
652532
You have good suggestions here,you can go with any or all of them. All I can say is don't leave this with the school\nadministration because they're more interested in keeping\nthings quiet than protecting your interests. You have to take action and be prepared-they won't thank you for it.
315101
Don't go... You have great music taste. Share your musical taste with others and check out new bands while everyone is having a miserable time at the prom!
679499
I think you have a reason to be concerned, They are young, and to be out very late driving an exceedingly long distance (4 hrs each way) is a recipe for disaster.\nNot to mention, do either of them have a good working knowledge of the city?\nwhat are their plans when they get there? will they get any rest before coming home?\n$ hour trip is a long way to go if something goes wrong. You have to make your daughter understand, it is not her you doubt, but the situation is a bad one, just too many risks.\nTalk to the boys parents and see if they agree or even know about this.\nYou may want to offer another alternative to after prom.\nsome thing closer and with a minimal supervision. \nMaybe you could compromise.\nHow about opening you house to a group of the kids for an after prom. Provide food, games movies music and so on. \nIf Chicago is so important at least ask if they can wait to go later when they have rested, and  someone you trust to know how tohandle the long drive and the city can go with. Or if there are family friends to visit there,may be they would show the kids around.   Make sure you know some of the places they plan to see, and help them route there way, know where to leave the car and so on. Chicago is a wonderful place and there is a lot to see, but a HS student that is not used to it is going to be overwhelmed, unsafe to drive, and clueless on how to conduct themself or aware of the dangers they can face. PS I wouldn't let a city kid drive 4 hour to the middle of nowhere or another city to just look around either.
463733
Well sir ee bob.  I am a student from a high school which was closed 2 years ago.  for  many years before the closure the schools parents group fought very hard to keep it open.  the closure was even taken to court!!   the "big shots" ignored our small town fight and closed the school down.  the student moved to a brand new school half an hour away.  the new school is horrible qquite possibly the worst school in our region.  it was built with tools and not with love which is what a schoolshould be built of.  my advice to you would be to go to your local  schoolboard meetings and during the open floor discussions ask questions to the board.  get a group of people to gether and push hard for the school board to rethink the closure.  rememeber that if you can convince them and the community that the closure of the school would negativly impact the the student's education you are on the right path.  if you see that they will not budge, push hard for the best possible new school avalible.  my final advice is get the whole comunity and surronding area on board.  strenght in numbers. good luck
173882
Maybe not, but consider these questions:\n\nAre they both adults?\n\nMight the teacher get fired for dating the student?\n\nWho will grade or evaluate the student's performance in the class so that it will be fair for the rest of the students?\n\n(That teacher should not be the one grading the student or making decisions about the student's advancement to the next class.  Somebody else should make those decisions.)
92882
We've chosen to go indepenent, since you can last longer that way. It's much harder, but you don't have to worry about beaurocracy and politics. But I'm open minded. I'd like to hear about it...\n\nAdd on: Oh I thought you said RECORD deal. What you're talking about is a new idea for recording. I like it actually. What I'm thinking is that it wouldn't be good in the class room (might come off the wrong way IN class), but if a student was having a hard time remembering stuff, the teacher could pick out the favorite genre of that student and then give them a CD with that stuff in the lyrics, and then they could listen to it while driving and actually enjoy the music in the background. The problem is with ADD and ADHD (I'm ADHD) you tend to listen more to the music and ignore the lyrics. But there would be so much material you could use. That sounds like it could make alot of money IF you didn't make it lame. (Which is very, VERY hard these days)\n\nAnother plus: It would help to save music...Kids these days aren't really into good music.
534937
U LIVE IN INDIA!! See if any of your friends have drums, you can use to pratice with. I would love to be in a band I would be the songwriter and singer, but you probably don't live in Ohio. Just ask your friends, if there interested. If not post flyers around school.
438292
in new york! up north...i would recommend the saratoga springs city school district! awesome school...dorothy nolan for elementary bu then they go on to Maple Avenue Middle School then Saratoga High (#1 in sports AND academically)
775160
I think so yes. Talk to your child's dean, or councilor. they will know. It is not the same everywhere though. BE CAREFUL WITH MOVING! Do not let any credits get "lost" or "mixed up". I moved three times in high school. By my last three months in my Senior year, they told me my credits were not in order. I have about 2 in a half in algebra 2 1 in a half in geometry, NONE for English 1 and 2. When a child moves from state to state in high school, some teachers quite, and don't turn in what they need to, and sometimes they get your credits mixed up with someone Else's. It is a big problem. I moved from North Carolina, to Texas, and than to New Mexico while I was working on my high school credits. Just be careful, and make sure everything is in order with the credits BEFORE your child starts a new year. I ended up needing to do two whole years of homes school because of that. It also made me decide to not go to public schools anymore. Good luck with all.
1131380
No, I've never played Trumpet, but my brother does (He's going into eighth grade next year), and he's pretty good, alot better than some high schoolers I know that play the trumpet. I highly recommend that when you go into High School, you stay in band because Trumpets dominate in band, and I garuntee you'll have fun in band. I'm not going to be in band next year, but if I was, it would be because I play the Trumpet. Please stay in band, even if you don't want to be called a "band geek". I know alot of really popular people in band, who play the trumpet.
585300
Hey...I'm in college in Cincinnati, Ohio, and I've played the trombone for around 8 years now.  I played 1st chair al through high school, and now I'm 1st chair in my college band.  Keep up the work, and yes...trombones are the coolest
889492
For 8th grade not so much. I'm in tenth grade so I know kind of how you feel. When I was 7th grade, we were supposed to have an end of the year feild trip to frost valley but because of the kids who went before us and misbehaved, my entire school is now banned from frost valley. I went to our middle school last week and my bf put his arm around my shoulder and the VP almost had an aneurysm, which I thought was pretty funny... but anyway once you get to High School, that  wont matter much anymore because they relax the rules alittle bit in high school. but for the food fight, i think the punishment was totally fair. it makes students not want to misbehave again.
1006857
As a principal myself, I know that what you say can happen.  I have worked with principals who were on a power trip of some kind.  \n\nIf you really feel that you are being treated unfairly, be sure to keep documentation of what the principal is not supporting you on.  If you are not a member of your state's professional teaching organization, I would recommend that you join.  Most state organizations will provide legal advice and even go with you to meet with the principal and probably the personnel director.\n\nYou may want to change schools if that is an option for you.  We are not all bad.\n\nOne last thing may be to do some self examination to see if there may be a grain of truth to what the principal is saying.\n\nAs educators we owe it to our students to be the best at what we do.  As a principal I owe it to students and teachers to work with teachers to help them reach their highest potential.\n\nHope this helps
775941
Well, since the school goes Kindergarten through high school, I would assume there are students in the eighth grade. Unless the school is having trouble recruiting...