" Aronowitz argues that discipline and control are now the primary criteria of success, and genuine learning is sacrificed to a new dictated educational agenda. ... I attended Valley Stream Central High School for my high school years in Valley Stream, New York where I had the opportunity to be both schooled and educated. ... From local exams to the infamous SAT and ACT standardized exams, these exams created general stereotypes and prejudices between students who excelled and those who did not do so well on their exams. ... I personally did not excel on all of the standardized exams give...

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During the 1800's, the United States began its public education program, and Boston and Philadelphia were the first cities to offer art and music education in the new program (Flynn, 2011). ... In the 1930's, the arts education grew so much in the United States that the Federal Arts Program (FAP) was created as part of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal; and provided jobs for unemployed artists and musicians to work in public schools (Flynn, 2011). ... One of the studies performed concluded that students involved/experienced in music performance scored 53 points higher on...

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