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[quote=Anonymous]I agree all of these sorts of influences come from home life, not school.

The most intellectual / cultured people in my family are in fields that give them travel opportunities and they’ve picked up friends from all over the world, and eating dinner over one of their homes is the closest to a salon I’ve ever personally attended - always an interesting mix of people from various professions, differing ages (and no purposeful talk “at” any kids present but rather just immensing them into the actual convos), differeing backgrounds. Talk ranging from politics to books to art to music to travel.

Easy to say, “but I don’t have any friends like that.” Invite the friends you do have over - exposure to and immersion into adult conversations does wonders for broadening the horizons of young persons.

There are many musuems in DC - most free - the beauty of which is what you can go for short periods to take in a new exhibit, vs needing to make it a “field trip” type outing.

Pick a new style of music to listen to once a month. Kennedy Center has some free performances. And you can see an opera inexpensively at Wolf Trap.

One piece that is hard to replicate here is that there is so much more theater opportunities in nyc than here (and probably almost anywhere else in the U.S.). Of course “big” shows eventually come here via travelling casts, but in nyc there is so much small and interesting plays going on all over the place.

And when you really want a NYC culture fix, take your kid up for the day on the vamoose bus!

There are so many ways to expose your kids to art, music, literature. But you have to encourage it and provide the opportunities. [/quote]

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