A third grade teacher told his principal that he would like to include the performing arts in his social studies program, but noted that he could remember being embarrassed as a child when he couldn't remember his lines in a school play. "Plays are just too stressful for young kids, "the teacher concluded, "so I guess there is no alternative. The principal should respond:
a. You are correct. Dramatic activities for children are too stressful – they should be saved for the middle school.
b. There are other forms of drama for children; let's have a chat about readers' theater
c. You underestimate today's kids; with four to six weeks of rehearsal, they can learn their parts
d. You can still integrate the curriculum by focusing on the visual arts; how about having the children work on a mural?
b
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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