Second, there are trade-offs between being “highly sharpened” and “well rounded.” There are some kids who have sufficient talent and discipline to become exceptionally fine musicians, and if we have one of those kids, perhaps we should sacrifice everything else to help make him or her the best that he or she can be. But there are big sacrifices involved, and wonderful parents do it knowing that there are many other things that child will miss out on. But the fact is that, for most kids, “well rounded” is a better goal than “highly sharpened.”
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I totally agree with this statement, First, most kids eventually gravitate to what they love and to what their real, inherent skills and gifts lead them to. It’s great if parents can expose them to enough things that they can find what they More..
Interesting thing on Music and other things. I hear High school mucis teachers say music makes kids smarter and some parents mothers will say you can't do anything else until practice is up to date your learning the hymns. John Tesh type More..
Whew! This article makes me feel better. Used to joke that I kept having children hoping for a musical virtuoso, but we had to have one marry into the family, and that works, too! The long years of nagging mother and dragging children to music More..