As a former captain of both math team and choir (yes, the geekdom is limitless), I was very intrigued by the last conversation we were having in class yesterday about different ways of knowing through different subject-perspectives. This conversation reminded me of a thought I'd expressed the other day- I wish we could all be Renaissance women and men. What I mean is, while knowledge is divided into subject areas and specialties, this has been imposed by institutions. Is it not possible to love learning and be curious about many things, but with particular passions and foci? The tragedy of applying for college was deciding, as if once and for all, "what I wanted to be when I grew up." I chose music, because I loved it most. However, I drive to the Lawrenceville campus several times per week to hear non-musical perspectives on teaching, learning, and other areas. HOWEVER, music does have a transcendental quality that for me, nothing else provides. So, in that sense, musical ways of knowing are very powerful.
Still, the more other perspectives I learn, the more connections I make when relating to my world. This is probably why interdisciplinary education appeals to me- so that we can know something many ways. However, as music has that seemingly magical power, I believe it should always be included in interdisciplinary approaches, which has not always been the case.
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