Emmy's Corner

Interview with Barbara Meyers

I plan to blog about the intriguing conversation I had with Barbara Meyers as soon as I have time.

I'm providing you with the podcasts of the interview:

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Download MeyersEmmyPodcast2.MP3

And here is the transcript of the podcasts:
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  I finally have time to finish this post. It's suprising to me that she doesn't know how a blog works because Mrs.C works with her and she has never taught her how a blog works. She is a wonderful teacher and person and if you ever wanted to be a great teacher than go to her and she will help you out. She has great advice so if you want great advice take my advice.

Interview with Gail Davenport

I plan to blog about the wonderful conversation I had with Gail Davenport as soon as I have time.

I am providing you with the podcast link:

Download DavenportEmmyPodcast.mp3

and the transcript link:

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JI now have time to finish my post. I had a wonderful interview with Gail Davenport. She had great ideas for schools.She wants to get more science programs and math programs in schools. I just go gaga over her ideas. She thinks that schools should get more funding for education and not get it cut only so we can have better education programs.I think she will do a wonderful thing for Georgia.

Interview with Jimmy Pruett

I plan to blog about the interesting conversation I had with Jimmy Pruett as soon as I have time. I'm providing you with the podcast:

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and the transcript of the podcast:

Download PruettEmmyTranscript.doc

  I finally have time to finish my post. Jimmy Pruett was a wonderul man.

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