This article makes me want to live in the UK. It seems logical that students who are enrolled in music have better behavior and higher intelligence. I must wonder though, is it causation or simply correlation? Either way, I hope our education system takes note.
Learning Music Makes Children Smarter
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I like how it says in the article that music is at the core of a British citizen's life. This is unbelievably true! So much of my favorite music has come from the UK, compared to other cultures found all over the world. They've always had a big presence in the world of music in a variety of genres. Who doesn't love the Beatles? Or Elgar and Holst? It only makes sense that they teach their children at a young age. I wish music was a greater part of our culture.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that you're questioning the issue of causation versus correlation. There are a few warning flags in this article for me: 1) The source of the blog, 2) The use of "music makes children smarter" which is vague and misleading (ala The Mozart Effect), 3) The bullet points on Hallam's research that seem oversimplified, and 4)There's no link to the research study. I have actually read quite a bit of Hallam's research since she often studies the practice habits of young musicians (the focus of my thesis)and I'd guess that there is at least some value to the study. I suggest that you take a look at the actual research study article if you're interested in finding out more. Let me know if you need help locating it.
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