After going through foster care, this Minneapolis High School kids wonders about the good accomplished by foster care.
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- Is Foster Care a Good Thing? One Teenager's Opinion
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All items in the What’s Real series are self enclosed w/music on each end written and voiced by Minneapolis High School students.
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Piece Description
All items in the What’s Real series are self enclosed w/music on each end written and voiced by Minneapolis High School students.
Timing and Cues
in: music
out: UA, then music out
Intro and Outro
INTRO:Students say some things that surprise you and some don’t. But there’s lots of their minds, which is what we see whenever we listen to the kids’ “What’s Real” series.
OUTRO:Additional Credits
This program was made possible in part by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund