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zebra2 · 4164 days ago · link · · parent · post: Stop Forcing Your Kids to Learn a Musical Instrument
That doesn't surprise me at all. Music or arts can be one of the most fulfilling personal pursuits even if it's just a hobby. I find it ironic the author would call Hebrew lessons useful and then dismiss the other two; it's not the way I would have ranked those. The problem often seems to be that parents will pick some random classical instrument (what kid isn't dying to play oboe, huh?) and literally force their kids to play. If the kid has no interest in it, then they'll benefit very minimally from it. I would agree that making them learn something more relevant (like guitar) will be preferable to most things. Most kids will want to play guitar at some point.I was the only one who had not played an instrument for many years as a child.