Comments on: Responsibility is Humbling http://www.frenzieddaddy.com/static/archives/2008/12/09/responsibility-is-humbling/ It is in the compelling zest of high adventure and of victory, and in creative action, that man finds his supreme joys. --- Antoine de Saint-Exupery Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:23:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1-alpha By: mom http://www.frenzieddaddy.com/static/archives/2008/12/09/responsibility-is-humbling/comment-page-1/#comment-7255 mom Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:44:03 +0000 http://www.frenzieddaddy.com/?p=1129#comment-7255 Hmm...I think that's called an epiphany. You are right--we do have to supply the knowledge & then get out of the way but we also have to prime the pump & put some paving on the road. In other words, we have to keep re-orienting them to their path by finding ways to enrich these experiences. Scholarships, for example, will be easier to win if kids are taught what scholarship is, if they go to schools where scholarship is honored, if their some of their peers are on the same path. I don't think it's just about art school as colleges look at how well rounded the student is. In DQ's case, her art & her music also support her academics. Enough soapbox! They are such great kids! I have a video from the choir when Miss K was singing--you can hear her. Hmm…I think that’s called an epiphany. You are right–we do have to supply the knowledge & then get out of the way but we also have to prime the pump & put some paving on the road. In other words, we have to keep re-orienting them to their path by finding ways to enrich these experiences. Scholarships, for example, will be easier to win if kids are taught what scholarship is, if they go to schools where scholarship is honored, if their some of their peers are on the same path. I don’t think it’s just about art school as colleges look at how well rounded the student is. In DQ’s case, her art & her music also support her academics.

Enough soapbox! They are such great kids! I have a video from the choir when Miss K was singing–you can hear her.

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