http://www.lostremote.com/2007/05/25/national-news-producer-cbs-stations-digital/ Where TV Finds the Future Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:56:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/05/25/national-news-producer-cbs-stations-digital/#comment-472995 Georgia Germond Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:33:55 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/05/25/national-news-producer-cbs-stations-digital/#comment-472995 NO REGULATIONS FOR PRIVATE MUSIC TEACHERS I find it upsetting that anyone who wishes to teach private music lessons in the USA to children is allowed to do so without being fingerprinted, a background check and have a state license that requires a test to see if they are qualified to teach music. I have done a survey asking parents if their child's music teacher’s have a license to teach music and if they know the teacher has been fingerprinted and a background check done. All the parents just assume that teacher's have all of the above checks done before they can teach children music in their homes or in a little room in a music store without a window to view their child's lesson. They tell me that the state requires all these checks to be done before anyone can teach children. When I tell them this isn't the fact I wish you could see their faces and hear what they have to say! I find it unbelievable that this issue has been overlooked in the USA and our state. I have written letters to our state officials hoping that in the 2008 Legislative Session this problem will be solved. We must take better care of our children and help parents stop wasting their money on a music teacher who is not qualified to teach. I certainly hope there are no pedophiles that play music and decide to start teaching children. GEORGIA GERMOND GRAMMY NOMINATED LITTLE HOUSE OF MUSIC 698 JAMAICA BLVD., SATELLITE BEACH, FL 32937 321-777-7192 www.littlehouseofmusic.com NO REGULATIONS FOR PRIVATE MUSIC TEACHERS
I find it upsetting that anyone who wishes to teach private music lessons in the USA to children is allowed to do so without being fingerprinted, a background check and have a state license that requires a test to see if they are qualified to teach music.
I have done a survey asking parents if their child’s music teacher’s have a license to teach music and if they know the teacher has been fingerprinted and a background check done. All the parents just assume that teacher’s have all of the above checks done before they can teach children music in their homes or in a little room in a music store without a window to view their child’s lesson. They tell me that the state requires all these checks to be done before anyone can teach children. When I tell them this isn’t the fact I wish you could see their faces and hear what they have to say!
I find it unbelievable that this issue has been overlooked in the USA and our state. I have written letters to our state officials hoping that in the 2008 Legislative Session this problem will be solved.
We must take better care of our children and help parents stop wasting their money on a music teacher who is not qualified to teach. I certainly hope there are no pedophiles that play music and decide to start teaching children.
GEORGIA GERMOND
GRAMMY NOMINATED
LITTLE HOUSE OF MUSIC
698 JAMAICA BLVD., SATELLITE BEACH, FL 32937
321-777-7192
http://www.littlehouseofmusic.com

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