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Mr.Smith was one of my favorite teachers at rennaissance and I actually became really interested in economics because of the way he taught our class. Also my dance and art classes were like my escape classes because I had something to look forward to during the day since I enjoyed those classes. Taking away the creative things that make renaissance any other school and doesn't deserve the title "RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL" if the school doesn't have both creativity and intelligence.
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Save RHS DPS (Detroit Public Schools) are making drastic changes to Detroit Renaissance High School. They are getting rid of the rotation schedule, a method that ensured students were meeting that criteria for graduation. They are also considering firing teachers. Including Kevin Smith, the best, most well-known Economics teacher inMichigan and DPS Schools. Along with cutting funds for sports programs, they are getting rid of the Fine Arts Department (Choir, Band/Orchestra, Dance, and Art Programs). Renaissance is supposed to be the school of arts and science, and to take away these programs is to take away our school’s identity. By signing this petition, you help ensure that the children of RHS get a well-rounded and experience a brighter future.
As a graduate of Renaissance I can't stress the importance the music department had in my development . The fine and performing arts department impacts the student in multiple ways that are detrimental for our develop. Music, Dance, Art they build our character, our discipline, our creativity, and our responsibility. I have grown not only as a student but as a person through the fine and performing arts. Taking these away will surely deprive future generations of the outlets they need to grow
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I graduated from Renaissance almost 30 years ago, in one of the first classes. I believe in the value of a well-rounded education, and that should be enough. But even leaving that aside - looking just at whether the school does what it's supposed to do in giving people opportunities - this is incredibly short-sighted. College admissions is a VERY competitive process today. We should be looking for well-rounded students, but more importantly they are looking for well-rounded students. By taking those opportunities away, you are hurting their academic opportunities in the future. "Frills" versus "academics" is a false choice if you're trying to get people into competitive colleges.
I was not a great performer, but I sang at Renaissance, and it pushed me in a way that other courses didn't. Physics was easy for me, but MSVA was hard. That led me to sing in college, where I wound up running a large student organization. That experience was something I talked about a lot in interviews coming out of law school. And I still sing for fun in a community choir today. This is the wrong thing to do on many levels.
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