When bloom writes that rock music “ruins the imagination of young people and makes it difficult for them to have a passionate relationship to the art and thought that are the substance of liberal education." I believe that there are some readers that would agree with him because there are some people that are really against rock. And they believe that rock distracts kids from getting a popper education. They might believe that rock is even brain washing them in to thinking that being a rock start is better than going to school. They believe that kids will get it into their heads that sex and drugs is the right thing to do. I personally do not believe that this is true. I do not think that music has that much of a control over kids. Music is just made for entertainment and that is what the music does, it entertains us. People might be offended by some of the vulgar lyrics, and the talk about sex and drugs, but that is not a reason to think that rock music corrupts kids. I believe that the real problem with kids not being interested with school is because there is a lack of parental control over them. And since people do not want to admit this, they find any other reason to make it seem like there not at fault. And that is why they blame rock music. Bloom says “ the result is nothing less than parent’s loss of control over their children’s moral education at a time when no one else is seriously concerned with it.” The only thing that music does is make people feel good. I believe it relaxes you and cheers you up. I do not believe that it makes kids act badly in any certain way. Bloom also says that students “can not hear what the great tradition has to say, they find they are deaf.” I also don’t agree with this point that he makes. It is not that the kids can’t hear what the great tradition has to say it is that the parents and other adults do not show them what the great tradition is! If it does not interest the kids than the kids just do not want to be a part of it. So it is not their “deaf” they just do not care for because no one has ever shown them how great the traditions can be. The only thing that has always been there for them is music. Music is there when there down, when there happy and tired so it only makes sense that kids will be interested in music more than anything. They will put music in front of everything as their first priority. And there is no “traditions” that can change this. Again there are some people who agree with Blooms points, but those are mostly parents who don’t have anyone else to blame so they blame the music that their kids are in love with.
You make a very valid point in this entry. Many parents are searching for someone to blame, other than themselves of course, for a child's misconduct. Children will only be as susceptible to immoral messages as they have been taught. If a child is raised on good moral values then that is how they will most likely live their life. By no means am I saying a perfect parent will bring about a perfect child because perfection doesn't exist but there is a level of accountability that should be considered.
ReplyDeleteThe only thing I would have to slightly disagree with you about is the power music has. Do I think a well raised child is going to hear sex and drugs in a song and then model their life after it? No most definitely not. Music does have a way of glamorizing inappropriate behavior for younger ages that can be tempting but if a child has been raised on a strong moral center than the music won't undo all the good parenting by any means. I enjoyed your entry, keep it up!