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CONTROVERSIAL CHANGES COULD
BE COMING TO INDIANA'S PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
SPECIFICALLY WHO COULD TEACH
THEM IN.
THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
COULD VOTE BY TOMORROW, BUT JUST
DUST CONTINUE LEARNED THAT
CRITICS ARE ALREADY SPEAKING OUT
AGAINST THE CHANGES.
Reporter: AMONG THE CHANGES,
EDUCATORS WHO TEACH ONE SUBJECT
LIKE ENGLISH COULD TEACH
SOMETHING ENTIRELY DIFFERENT AS
TEST.
SHE SAYS THIS DOESN'T SIT WELL
WITH HER.
IF I CAN PASS A PAPER AND
PENCIL TEST SUDDENLY I CAN BE
YOUR MUSIC TEACHER.
I HAVE NO PREPARATION OR
BACKGROUND IN THAT, BUT I WOULD
BE LICENSED TO TEACH.
CHILDREN?
Reporter: THE MUSIC
EDUCATOR'S ASSOCIATION SAID IT
BELIEVES THE CHANGES WILL QUOTE
DIMINISH THE PREPARATION AND
QUALITY OF MUSIC TEACHERS.
AN EFFECTIVE MUSIC TEACHER MUST
BE ABLE TO MAKE MUSIC THROUGH
SINGING, PLAYING INSTRUMENTS,
IMPROVISING.
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DID
MAKE CHANGES TO THE PROPOSAL,
NOW SOME WOULD HAVE TO DO MORE
TEACH.
BUT SHELLEY IS STILL CONCERNED.
WE HAVE ALL BEEN CHILDREN.
THE ART OF TEACHING, THE SCIENCE
OF TEACHING HAS TO BE STUDIED.
WE CAN KNOW A LOT ABOUT CONTENT.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN TEACH
IT TO SOMEONE ELSE.
Reporter: GLENDA RITZ AS ALSO
SPOKEN OUT AGAINST THE CHANGES.
SUPPORTERS SAY THESE CHANGES ARE
MEANT TO GIVE MORE FLEXIBILITY
TO SCHOOLS.