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Author: Ron Jr.
Date: 2005-11-09 19:34
A former colleague of mine has a son who goes to a private school in NJ. This school is so "progressive" that in 4th grade, ages 12-13, they start on a musical instrument, double reeds included. The school asked that the parents make sure the students practice 30 minutes a day. The kid confidently chose the oboe, the father told me and I was delighted.
On the first evening, the father heard a couple dissonant notes issue forth from the oboe and then that was the end of his practice. After the third evening of this the father asked his son why he wasn't even practicing 5 minutes. The kid explained that it took about 15 minutes to set up his oboe and 15 minutes to break down the oboe. He said that all of his three practices lasted MORE than 30 minutes.
This kid chose the oboe because of its "difficulty". He assumed that setup time was also included in that 30 minutes.
Ron Jr.
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