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[quote=Anonymous]If you are hoping for your child to be a concert pianist or an Olympic athlete, then yes, most of those things were a waste. To be a concert pianist, the child has to have the drive and talent and the family has to eat, breathe and live piano, too. But childhood activities are preparation for life, and every adult should know how to play once beautiful piece of music, ski down a middling slope, cook a decent spaghetti Bolognese, formulate a well-reasoned argument and recite a least one bit of poetry. None of these things require years of grumpy practices, but their ROI is well-cultured young adults who are interesting and engaged in their own challenging pursuits.[/quote]
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