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Mar 20, 2017
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RdF3
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The " 'if they get into band they will succeed in life' thing".. is a thing?
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Am I failing my granddaughter if I don't force her to do band?
Florwood
3/20/17 2:06pm
Yes and make her play the trombone
supertux
3/20/17 2:08pm
Anything in the arts is worth while for their "self esteem." I think drama and
reagan21
3/20/17 2:08pm
Normally I would say to push her to do something, but she already seems to have
OneUpper
3/20/17 2:08pm
Let her be the kind of geek she wants to be.
PharmD
3/20/17 2:08pm
If she's into drama and choir let her do those. Taking an interest in something
Martin Van Nostrand
3/20/17 2:09pm
You're a fake dermatologist who takes sections using a meat slicer blade. Sounds
reagan21
3/20/17 2:10pm
Juilliard-trained!!!
Martin Van Nostrand
3/20/17 2:12pm
Avoid Theater at all costs
Tsisquan
3/20/17 2:11pm
7th grade interests do not alwaya equal choice of university major
Martin Van Nostrand
3/20/17 2:14pm
Incredibly hard to make a living in this area, true.
SandYFan
3/20/17 2:14pm
True. My involvement in the theatre is why I became a lawyer and not a dentist
reagan21
3/20/17 2:18pm
Theater majors use their degree to get a job at a high school teaching theater
RC Vikings
3/20/17 2:20pm
Actually most high school and middle school drama teachers are not trained.
reagan21
3/20/17 2:23pm
And graduating with a degree in band or music is a better career path?
sevenIDcougs
3/20/17 2:30pm
Band is excellent, but she will only get something out of it she wants to do it. There were a lot of kids in Junior High
LilToney
3/20/17 2:20pm
I generally agree with the notion that band helps and I chuckle at the memory
gwalker
3/20/17 2:34pm
That sounds like something my old band director would say. The banter he would have with some of the students was great.
LilToney
3/20/17 2:55pm
Make her do something- art, choir, band, orchestra, drama, sports, robotics, etc
KingDave
3/20/17 2:21pm
Sounds like a lose-lose for her.
Vincent's Picks
3/20/17 2:35pm
The " 'if they get into band they will succeed in life' thing".. is a thing?
RdF3
3/20/17 2:36pm
Some studies show that band and orchestra kids do better in math, drop out
gwalker
3/20/17 2:38pm
I'm sure it has nothing to do with nerds not being athletic.
Kerbouchard
3/20/17 6:57pm
My son is going into 7th grade as well. He wants to play the violin
RaggaeCoug
3/20/17 2:37pm
Violin is frickin awesome. The only thing better is the cello.
reagan21
3/20/17 2:38pm
RE: My son is going into 7th grade as well. He wants to play the violin
gwalker
3/20/17 2:40pm
A lot depends upon the band or drama programs
jdub
3/20/17 2:37pm
If she doesn't want to play an instrument it's likely she won't be good at it.
lightmann
3/20/17 2:55pm
None of my friends who were in band seem any more successful than my friends who weren't.
Slim
3/20/17 3:06pm
Why would you force anyone to be a band geek?
Kerbouchard
3/20/17 6:55pm
I had three friends who were the biggest band geeks. One of them is the
reagan21
3/21/17 10:02am
Yeah but they probably wanted to be musicians. If that's not what she wants
ByuImaginesDragons
3/23/17 1:27am
If you force her and she hates it, she'll resent you.
ByuImaginesDragons
3/21/17 2:25am
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