<html><div style='background-color:'><DIV> <P><BR><BR></P> <DIV> <DIV></DIV> <P>Terry,</P></DIV> <P>I've thought that teaching kids to tune as a way to help them earn money in college is a good thing for a long time.  Only problems I ran across is that the <U>kids</U> have to think it is a good thing.  Of course I don't have kids of my own, so I only have my experience with the kids who came to our piano school (about six of them worked in my shop, to varying degrees, at one time or another).  Invariably they thought there should be something more glamorous about work.</P></DIV> <P>I even heard a conversation about that between two kids who were serving in the dining room at a local church camp.  One was complaining that he didn't like something he had to do, the other answered; "It's a job, you wanted a job, didn't you?"</P> <DIV></DIV> <P>Probably the best thing you can do to prepare them to work, is to give them some work to do, early on.  I know one young man who learned about work early, he saved up his allowance and bought a lawn mower when he was about 7, but did he mow lawns? Nope, he rented it out to his friends who earned money mowing lawns! Today he is a multimillionaire.</P> <DIV></DIV> <P>Wish  I could have learned a couple of things from him!</P> <DIV></DIV> <P>Diane</P> <DIV></DIV> <P><BR> <BR>Diane Hofstetter </P> <DIV></DIV>245-M Mount Hermon Rd.#343 <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>Scotts Valley, CA 95066 <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>ph 831-438-6222 <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>fax 831-430-9741 <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>dianepianotuner@hotmail.com <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV></div><br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <a href='http://go.msn.com/bql/hmtag_itl_EN.asp'>http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></html>