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Klarinet Archive - Posting 000069.txt from 2006/11
From: Oliver Seely <oseely@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Disgusted, Need to Vent
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 18:36:03 -0500
There are other reasons for which parents may opt to take the path of
least resistance, i.e., drop the lessons. I wouldn't dare get into
the matter without knowing more. My mom cancelled my lessons with my
first teacher (I was about 11 years old) when she heard him berating
me for not practicing enough. Dunno. It is more likely what Bob has
suggested.
Oliver
At 02:58 PM 11/20/2006, you wrote:
>I am retired on a fixed income and take sax lessons. I pay $15 per
>half hour per lesson. Some months we are hard pressed to come up
>with the $60 to $75 depending upon 4 or 5 lesson days. Maybe they
>don`t want to admit they can`t afford it so they take the easy way
>out and quit.
>
> Bob
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "thomaswinds" <thomaswinds@-----.net>
>To: "klarinetlist" <klarinet@-----.org>
>Sent: Monday, November 20, 2006 5:24 PM
>Subject: [kl] Disgusted, Need to Vent
>
>
>>I just want to know why, when a kid needs to "lighten up their
>>schedule", the parents decide to cancel lessons? You know, the
>>thing that takes up a half hour to an hour of their week (Not
>>counting the practice time...but at least that can be flexible in
>>the schedule!)??? Instead of packing in some forever-losing
>>sports team that takes up every day for two hours a day after
>>school, which of course they can't do when they're, say,
>>40.....(ever see a 40 year old field hockey player? Nope, didn't
>>think so. Ever see field hockey get you a college scholarship? Bahahaha....!)
>>
>>I am SO tired of the parents who want their kids to quit, when the
>>kids don't WANT to quit. This just happened with one of my best
>>students. Mom (who is supposedly an artsy person) emailed me
>>yesterday. When they get into high school, the stuff packs on and
>>the parents can't deal with it. Grrrrrrrrr.
>>
>>And WHY would they get rid of something the child LOVES? She even
>>admitted as much!!! And I know the kid is upset, she has been
>>fighting with her mom about it for weeks. Doesn't that tell the
>>mother something? I have been biding my time about emailing her
>>back. I need to say whatever I'm going to say right.
>>
>>My roster is down from teaching three nights a week to less than
>>two nights' worth. I have three seniors this year. Next year
>>(figuring there will be more who will quit by then) I *might* have
>>one night's worth. I am SO tired of students quitting because
>>their parents are pansies.
>>
>>Hmmph.
>>
>>Lynn
