I am a single mom, her father passed away and left nothing, not eligible for SS benefits and I make less than $30,000/year. It would be worth the extra $4 to know they got it.īTW, my daughter sings absolutely beautifully. She’ll thrive without them, and I’m sure she and her parents will gladly send signed copies of every article, itinerary, award, achievement and commendation she gets to the local school board. “The nail that sticks up must be hammered down.” Besides, a child with talent, supportive parents and, I would venture guess, a well-rooted and carefully nurtured work ethic, might damage the self-esteem of less fortunate and less self-motivated students. Independent achievement doesn’t contribute to the bottom line. It may be just me, but it would be easier for me to forgive a kid that missed due to mistake or failure then the one the parent (I think it were parents who made decision) who decided that he is above the rules that apply to everyone else.Įxcellence is not appreciated in our public school system unless it can be factored into the massive cluster *$%* of assessments and ratings. Unless we are willing to pay for fully individualized school system that caters to all possible special situations, there are always going to be general sets of rules. It does not even sounds like a super exceptional set of rules, I heard about players skipping competitions cause their (non-US) school did not allowed another absence. While I agree that school system really should allow excused absence for special achievements/situations, public school system that requires students to be there is not really outrageous thing. Did her parents just went ahead fully knowing the school disagree? You had to ask in advance and there was some maximum place on how many days can be spent by that. (SOUNDBITE OF PIANO PLAYING) Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.We used to able to get excused absence for achievements and competitions like this. MARTIN: Brigitte's other hobbies include playing with toys and reading books. To interpret what you see and what you feel. ZHANG: It's beyond the speaking language because I have to use 10 fingers. MARTIN: But music isn't just any language. ZHANG: She read the music, and the music is a language. MARTIN: Here's her teacher on a talk show explaining why she thinks Brigitte is able to progress so quickly. That's very - for that, 3 years old, it's really amazing. ZHANG: I said, now, can you play right-hand D major, left-hand C major, right-hand G major? Then she went - boom, boom, boom, boom, boom - make all the different, right moves. Her teacher says she is still amazed how quickly Brigitte learned. Brigitte's parents have to place a stool under the piano bench to keep her feet from dangling above the ground. MARTIN: That's Brigitte's mother, Nicole Sun. NICOLE SUN: The first time I heard she - playing a piano piece, I was so deeply moved. TAO ZIE: At the beginning, I never expected she's going to be a prodigy or anything. MARTIN: Brigitte's father, Tao Zie, signed her up for Zoom classes - you know, something to do during lockdown. ZHANG: From the lessons, I observed she has a curious mind, and she loved to learn. MARTIN: That's Brigitte's piano teacher, Felicia Feng Zhang. She is only 4 years old.įELICIA FENG ZHANG: Brigitte came to me when she was just 2 months after 3 years old. A year later, she became the youngest winner of the prestigious Elite International Music Competition, which grants the winner a performance on stage at Carnegie Hall. MARTIN: Last fall, Brigitte Xie took up the piano. Some of us have even taken up a musical instrument, perhaps the piano. Some of us have even followed through, a gesture at self-improvement or just a way not to go stir-crazy in COVID times. At some point over the last 18 months, each of us has probably thought about taking up some new pastime.
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