Interview with Mike Metzler

Two weeks ago I was at the Georgia State University Leadership Appreciation Night with Mike Metzler. Dr. Mike Metzler is Associate Dean for Academic Programs in the College of Education. There is more about Dr. Metzler on the GSU web site here.

He allowed me to interview and record him (that was a good thing). I asked him the question "How do you feel about keeping music, art, and PE in schools?" What should students do to make sure that music, art, and PE are kept in schools?" And he answered "Well kids need to have to do more than study all the time. They need to be able to learn how to play music. They need to learn how to do art, to like art which a lot of kids don’t know that it can be a lot of fun and. I replied "They don't have it". He replied "because they don’t have it, right. And they need to learn to be able to do things in PE so that they can be active, they can go back to class refreshed, they can learn how to do new things. What should students do to make sure music art are kept is to talk to your parents and have your parents call your legislators. So talk to your parents. Talk to your teachers and have them talk to people who are here so they know it is important for you kids to keep art, music, and PE in your schools." I replied "Well, I actually, when I was in fourth grade. We were supposed to do a little scratch art piece where we made our own colors in the background and then we just had to scratch off the black. I actually put music, art, and PE is medicine for kids souls, because PE especially because it lets us release all that energy and like if we don't have recess and we look forward to that every day."

Mike Metzler pointed me to this really great web site called Take10. It lets kids in class take ten minutes and lets them be active but they bring class into it. I had a great time interviewing him and have more interviews to go. I'm providing a link to the podcast:

Download MetzlerEmmyPodcast.MP3

and a link to the transcript of the podcast:

Download MetzlerEmmyTranscript.doc

Comments

[Katherine]

Wow! You sure do like to write a lot. I'm in Mr.Fishers class and we are working on a project to help your class on blogging, I really like your blog becasue you use a lot of detail and you add in pictures to make it more interesting and i think that it makes your blog way more interesting for your readers. So I hope that you keep up the gppd wrok on blogging and remeber to keep your posts neat and interesting bye bye! :)

P.S.-You should check out my blog and my links to my classmates...cya! :P

[Mike Metzler]

Emmy,

Mrs. C sent me the link to your blog. It was exciting to hear again what we talked about that night. Be sure to spread the word about Take 10! to your friends, parents, and especially your teachers. Take 10! would be a nice study break at home--not just in school.

Let's keep in touch and let's work hard to get more time for art, music and PE in schools.

Your new friend,

mike

[Lani]

Hi Emmy,

You are such a good interviewer and reporter. You included the pictures of the people you interviewed, plus the podcast, plus transcript, plus links that they suggested and links to information about them-- Wow!!! Excellent!! Extraordinary!!! Well done!!!!!

Do you think you'd like to become a reporter?

Best,
Lani

[Emmy]

Thank you Lani for commenting and yes I would some day. It was so much fun doing that that night and I wish I never had to stop with all of the free food and drinks. It was so much fun. Thank you for bringing up the comment.
Emmy

[Emmy]

Hi Katherine I have checked out your blog but I will check it out again. I hope we get to comment back and forth again and again.I will try to keep up the good work and you too.

[Emmy]

Hi Mike,
I have been spreading the word about TAKE10 even to my teacher I think she likes the idea and would want to start it next year with her next class.