Programs like theirs continue for lucky schoolchildren worldwide. Following are some remarks by co-authors Katz and Thomas, describing the process and theoretical underpinnings of their methods, and some of the joy that results . The various subjects taught in the classroom as individual disciplines are fingers on the same hand.
Language is the unifying element.
Experimenting with the potential power and nuance, sound and substance of their words, students commit the poems to paper. The philosophy of Carl Orff, music educator and composer, spanned an eclectic and broad educational landscape, encouraging and nurturing classroom play, improvisation, and exploration. Like Orff, we believe the rewards are enormous. Ltd. Top Authors Katz and Thomas have shared some poetry and composition from schoolchildren they have worked with. Susan Katz developed her poetry lessons from 1976 to 1991 at Rockland County NY public schools, through the Poet in Public Service Program.