I am risking putting words in someone's mouth here... but the title of the thread is "what schools have done to folk music" The original poster stated WHAT OCCURRED in HER SCHOOL; then asked opinions. People offerred not only opinions but example of things that they knew had happenned.

the thread title is NOT "Bad things schools have done to folk" - or "Bad teachers of music". Granted the thread has drifted that way to some extent.

I don't know if there is a way to change the title of a thread. If there is, I don't know it.

And from MY reading of the thread, I imply that for the most part the posters are supportive of music in the schools, aware that it is a difficult field to cover thoroughly, and encouraging to any who have a bad experience in school to seek outside of school to fulfill their needs. My opinion.

All this is in keeping with the title of the thread.

MMario