2011-05-16, 05:14 PM
Luxeraph Wrote:[...] (IMHO) forcing them into piano is like a sniper shot in the dark [...]
Nice one, though piano is really quite common. More generally speaking, many parents like to get their child(ren) to learn [classical] music because it... err... makes for a good balance and tends to have positive influences/effects/whatever on the child. But of course I know many parents who do so for competitive reasons, on top of "honour" [quoting] and/or wanting the best for the child [extreme].
Luxeraph Wrote:[...] while math is something between a shotgun and a rocket launcher since its the base for about half of the careers out there [...]
Hahah nice one too! Though I was thinking... you'd need to aim the rocket too, don't you? Unless you want to go nuclear on the spot (if the target ain't too far away)... =P
Making another point here that makes for more contention: Can you do art properly without creativity? [Now obviously you all know the context that I'm making this point on, so let's keep it confined.] So... art lessons? But with this point, the important thing to ask is: is creativity (necessarily) compromised?
Hadriel