Erzsie MERA

Honoring the rhythm children bring to the classroom. Bridging research to best practices

It’s Been Awhile

It’s been a while, but I’ve been busy with school and work since January. For the past two months, I worked with a company that does reports to the National Assessment for Educational Progress, the organization that produces the national report card. I traveled throughout Washington and assessed 4th, 8th, and 12th graders in Reading and math. It was so much fun seeing all the different schools and knowing that my efforts affect something so important. I hope to do this again in 2 years but it depends on where my life takes me.

I’ve also been working on my dissertation since January. I’m currently in the middle of chapter 3 of 5, and it’s going really well. I’ll be looking at the sustainability of music education in Title I elementary schools at a school district here in Washington. I should start my study in May or at the end of May. Hopefully, I can find enough teachers and administrators who can participate in my study.

Beyond that, I’ve been networking with others in my field and learning lots of exciting things in the area of rhythm and literacy. I’m looking forward to earning my PhD and seeing what research opportunities await me.

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    Dr Banerjee

    Your update on the dissertation progress and the focus on sustainability in Title I schools hits on one of the more pressing realities in the field right now. The intersection of rhythm and literacy that keeps surfacing in your work feels particularly promising; those foundational connections often get overlooked when conversations stay stuck on budgets or access alone. It is encouraging to read that the networking side is yielding new threads to pull on, especially as the PhD phase winds down and the question of next steps starts to loom. These kinds of quiet, persistent efforts to keep music programmes viable where they are most needed tend to matter more in the long run than flashier initiatives. Looking forward to seeing where the rhythm-literacy line takes the research once the dissertation itself is boxed off.

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