04.05.08
10 year old genius, part deux
What I wrote to the music teacher….
Tyler’s very self conscious of expressing his artist side. I think the approach of exposures to many different types of culture will make you a more rounded grown up (who’s better able to understand his patients…even though research physicians have limited patient/doctor interactions….) may be the best way to talk to him about this. He is very analytical and needs a concrete reason.
What she responded…
He was better today. He even helped a student with special needs play the xylophone without being asked. During the movement (dance) part of class, he was reluctant to take his turn, but finally did after I told him he needed to. Hopefully connecting lessons to his future patients will help him be more confident. He’s so smart and very good at playing instruments. I want so much for him to enjoy the other areas of music class. We’ll see how things go…
I haven’t heard anything else- good or bad!
In one of our morning walks to school, I told him he had to at least give a semblance of dancing. That not dancing and standing there with his arms crossed was going to make him stick out more than dancing like a fool. Really, I could give a shit that Tyler do some goofy ass dance, but, all in all we’re just another brick in the wall and must trudge on in a unified society march.