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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Verdana>David Andersen =
wrote: " And
true for every other damn thing you think kids “should” be doing: =
if you
want your kids to read, read yourself; exercise, being kind, doing =
chores
happily, whatever it is---it’s monkey see, monkey =
do."</FONT><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>David,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Once again, you have hit the nail on =
the head with
your analogy" monkey see , monkey do". Couldn't be more true. =
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tom Servinsky</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=david@davidandersenpianos.com
href="mailto:david@davidandersenpianos.com">David Andersen</A> =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 20, 2005 =
12:23
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: the future of =
piano
study</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">The best way to help kids enjoy music is =
for the
parents to actively make music themselves. <BR><BR>Susan
Kline<BR></SPAN></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT
face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: =
12px"><BR><BR>Ding
ding ding ding ding ding ding!! Exactly, precisely correct and =
true.
And true for every other damn thing you think kids “should” =
be doing:
if you want your kids to read, read yourself; exercise, being =
kind,
doing chores happily, whatever it is---it’s monkey see, monkey =
do.<BR><BR>The
behavior and choices of most children reflect closely the behavior and =
choices
of their parents, either as modelling or rebellion. If a child has =
been truly
respected as an individual, free human being by his parents, that =
child will
generally be a good-hearted, interesting, unselfish, giving human
being.<BR>It’s just that simple.<BR>Airtight, water-tight, =
judgement-tight
flamesuit on.<BR><BR>Buhbye....<BR><BR>David A.</SPAN></FONT>
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