How can I get my child interested in a science major

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Anonymous wrote:I majored in dance education! I am so happy my parents gave me their blessing ( although at first my dad was nervous that I wouldn't be employable ). The fact that she wants to get her Ed degree is great - so many more opportunities. Although, I would recommend teaching full time and cooking as a hobby. I make over 100k as a dance educator. It can be done.

How long did it take you to reach that salary?

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Anonymous wrote:I majored in dance education! I am so happy my parents gave me their blessing ( although at first my dad was nervous that I wouldn't be employable ). The fact that she wants to get her Ed degree is great - so many more opportunities. Although, I would recommend teaching full time and cooking as a hobby. I make over 100k as a dance educator. It can be done.

How long did it take you to reach that salary?

About 7 years after graduation. Dance teachers at studios in this area make between 35-55 an hour. If you work the desk etc during the day on top of teaching every night, you can easily make a livable salary. Working for arts orgs, since they are normally non profit, start around 50/60k. And public/private schools depend on the school system.

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I love the idea of being a dance educator - you probably have to be really good, though. The dance instructor at my DD's publich MCPS high school has a bachelor's and master's degrees from NYU.

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public, sorry

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Anonymous wrote:I majored in dance education! I am so happy my parents gave me their blessing ( although at first my dad was nervous that I wouldn't be employable ). The fact that she wants to get her Ed degree is great - so many more opportunities. Although, I would recommend teaching full time and cooking as a hobby. I make over 100k as a dance educator. It can be done.

How long did it take you to reach that salary?

About 7 years after graduation. Dance teachers at studios in this area make between 35-55 an hour. If you work the desk etc during the day on top of teaching every night, you can easily make a livable salary. Working for arts orgs, since they are normally non profit, start around 50/60k. And public/private schools depend on the school system.

That's not too bad. I'm just not sure my DD has what it takes to make a livable salary dancing. Like I said, she's not a good dancer...and she's been doing it for 12 years.

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That's not too bad. I'm just not sure my DD has what it takes to make a livable salary dancing. Like I said, she's not a good dancer...and she's been doing it for 12 years.

Dorothy DeLay was not a good violin performer.

Performing and teaching are different skills.

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I'm the dance teacher who has been chiming in. And I'm now calling troll. Many of us have told you that you don't have to nail triple pirouettes to teach them. We have given many options and you're still being so negative.

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Anonymous wrote:I majored in dance education! I am so happy my parents gave me their blessing ( although at first my dad was nervous that I wouldn't be employable ). The fact that she wants to get her Ed degree is great - so many more opportunities. Although, I would recommend teaching full time and cooking as a hobby. I make over 100k as a dance educator. It can be done.

How long did it take you to reach that salary?

About 7 years after graduation. Dance teachers at studios in this area make between 35-55 an hour. If you work the desk etc during the day on top of teaching every night, you can easily make a livable salary. Working for arts orgs, since they are normally non profit, start around 50/60k. And public/private schools depend on the school system.

That's not too bad. I'm just not sure my DD has what it takes to make a livable salary dancing. Like I said, she's not a good dancer...and she's been doing it for 12 years.

I'm wondering if there is a professional who can tell her this gently. Dance studios tend to want to encourage students so that they sign up for more classes and because dancing can be joyful. That's very different from encouraging a young person to be a professional. I have one friend whose daughter wanted to become an actress. Mom told her that if she was admitted to one of the top 10 drama schools in the country, that could be her major. DD was admitted, and she has gained a pre-professional drama education from a school that has many alumni on Broadway. Perhaps you could do something similar with your daughter. If she gets admitted to one of the top dance programs in the country and IF you can afford it, she can go for it.

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Anonymous wrote:I majored in dance education! I am so happy my parents gave me their blessing ( although at first my dad was nervous that I wouldn't be employable ). The fact that she wants to get her Ed degree is great - so many more opportunities. Although, I would recommend teaching full time and cooking as a hobby. I make over 100k as a dance educator. It can be done.

How long did it take you to reach that salary?

About 7 years after graduation. Dance teachers at studios in this area make between 35-55 an hour. If you work the desk etc during the day on top of teaching every night, you can easily make a livable salary. Working for arts orgs, since they are normally non profit, start around 50/60k. And public/private schools depend on the school system.

That's not too bad. I'm just not sure my DD has what it takes to make a livable salary dancing. Like I said, she's not a good dancer...and she's been doing it for 12 years.

I'm wondering if there is a professional who can tell her this gently. Dance studios tend to want to encourage students so that they sign up for more classes and because dancing can be joyful. That's very different from encouraging a young person to be a professional. I have one friend whose daughter wanted to become an actress. Mom told her that if she was admitted to one of the top 10 drama schools in the country, that could be her major. DD was admitted, and she has gained a pre-professional drama education from a school that has many alumni on Broadway. Perhaps you could do something similar with your daughter. If she gets admitted to one of the top dance programs in the country and IF you can afford it, she can go for it.

She's auditioned for her dance studio's competition team for the last 8 years and hasn't made it, she's even auditioned at other places including one in NYC I mentioned earlier and got rejected. I just don't think she's cut out for that field professionally.

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To answer your question - I don't think there is anything you can "do" at this point to get her interested in stem. My DD loves science but was born that way. She is just curious to understand why things work the way they do. We did a lot of museums and sciency activities with her growing and maybe those helped. But mostly it's just who she is. Btw - I do think you can foster a love of science in very young children because they are natural scientists. But at some point, some kids just lose interest and that's ok

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She's auditioned for her dance studio's competition team for the last 8 years and hasn't made it, she's even auditioned at other places including one in NYC I mentioned earlier and got rejected. I just don't think she's cut out for that field professionally.

OP, you have a daughter who loves dance. Even though you think she shouldn't. Even though you don't think she's any good. Either you deal with this reality, or you don't. It's your choice.

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She's auditioned for her dance studio's competition team for the last 8 years and hasn't made it, she's even auditioned at other places including one in NYC I mentioned earlier and got rejected. I just don't think she's cut out for that field professionally.

OP, you have a daughter who loves dance. Even though you think she shouldn't. Even though you don't think she's any good. Either you deal with this reality, or you don't. It's your choice.

It's possible to love doing something and not be good enough at it to make a living off of it. Think about all the sports fanatics out there who would love to play professionally but are aware that they don't have the ability to do so. It sounds as though Op is being a realist. Her daughter at the very least needs a backup plan.

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She's auditioned for her dance studio's competition team for the last 8 years and hasn't made it, she's even auditioned at other places including one in NYC I mentioned earlier and got rejected. I just don't think she's cut out for that field professionally.

OP, you have a daughter who loves dance. Even though you think she shouldn't. Even though you don't think she's any good. Either you deal with this reality, or you don't. It's your choice.

It's possible to love doing something and not be good enough at it to make a living off of it. Think about all the sports fanatics out there who would love to play professionally but are aware that they don't have the ability to do so. It sounds as though Op is being a realist. Her daughter at the very least needs a backup plan.

"How can I get my child interested in a science major" is not the question of a realist.

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Not making the competition team is not at all indicative of how she will do as a dance majors. Most dance programs have all freshman in beginning level classes to "unlearn" all of the horrible competition habits

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She's auditioned for her dance studio's competition team for the last 8 years and hasn't made it, she's even auditioned at other places including one in NYC I mentioned earlier and got rejected. I just don't think she's cut out for that field professionally.

OP, you have a daughter who loves dance. Even though you think she shouldn't. Even though you don't think she's any good. Either you deal with this reality, or you don't. It's your choice.

It's possible to love doing something and not be good enough at it to make a living off of it. Think about all the sports fanatics out there who would love to play professionally but are aware that they don't have the ability to do so. It sounds as though Op is being a realist. Her daughter at the very least needs a backup plan.

"How can I get my child interested in a science major" is not the question of a realist.

Lol - that is true enough. Op's daughter needs to consider her own strengths and decide on a backup plan based on those strengths and interests.