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[quote=Anonymous]It's worth it if it brings your children joy. That's all. My daughter was very into her music instrument when she was little: won competitions, soloed to Carnegie Hall, etc. And then her interest waned and she understood that it takes a ton more work to get from "noteworthy pre-professional" to "finalist at the Queen Elizabeth competition", than it takes to get from "beginner" to "advanced". And moreover, that this ton of work would not attract any additional interest from colleges, since they have no clue, and she's not planning on applying to Curtis or Juilliard. I think all endeavors are like this - there is a point of diminishing returns if you're not planning on becoming a top professional in that subject. So as a high schooler, she's coasting on her previous hard work, practicing a decent amount but not insanely, and applying her energies to other things. [/quote]
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