Meanwhile, the idea of separate area codes for landline phones and for other devices is a worthy contribution to the area code debate. Visit E-The People To recognize Newspapers in Education Week, The Sun is publishing letters to the editor and columns written by students in our area high schools. Growing up in age where there is so much emphasis on technology, it's amazing that the Central Kitsap School Board wants to cut a program that still lets us get in touch with ourselves. The children that go through the music program learn how to play instruments that allow them to express themselves musically. Studies have shown that if a child plays a musical instrument, it can improve their knowledge in math and science.
Children are also less likely to participate in unhealthy activities like drug abuse.
After my piano lessons every Thursday, I felt a release of all of my aggressions that week. Children need this therapeutic experience too. Music has been a way of communication for hundreds of years. The great musicians communicated their angst, pain, and happiness to all that would listen. To take away an option that helps youth explore the deeper parts of them is ludicrous.