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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm going to blame common core math, and the fact that my culture values putting extra money into sports vs. putting extra money into Kumn.[/quote]

KumOn[/quote]

Everyone knows that only the weak and desperate would go to Kumon.  We, the real tiger parents, create our own enrichment! That way, we can funnel the money to violin lessons.  :P  
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Why the violin, btw? Why do so many little kids take violin lessons?[/quote]

I was just being sarcastic, but maybe that didn't come across in my previous response.  We are an American-Asian family.  We encouraged sports (soccer, basketball, flag football)  but my kids prefer single-person sports like swimming, tennis.  They also like orchestra instruments and excel at it.

As to why so many kids play the violin?  I honestly don't know.  I guess it's in the same breath as why so many kids like to play soccer?  I dislike the sound of the violin and was trying to dissuade my son from selecting this instrument for orchestra, but alas, he gravitated towards this instrument nevertheless.  Perhaps some kids like how it integrates in better with classical music while still relatively small and easy to carry along.  [/quote]

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