Happily my younger sister’s daughter is a gifted performer, early as a child she showed a remarkable singing voice and natural rhythm.(her uncle, me, is a drummer). She did acting in her local theater group, had a cameo on an episode of “The Sopranos’’ and was invited to audition for a reoccurring role that would have been created for her on “Gossip Girls’’ but declined. She was not impressed by the acting ability of the shows actors nor did she like the plot line. Currently she is going to graduate school to learn to work with and teach handicapped adults having left the theater and acting behind.
That’s wonderful in this nation of entitled youth, who have not explored their talents and are instead glued to tv, cell phones, and video games.
Which proves my point, adults must teach their offspring some cultural appreciation and even if they excel at sports, it’s important to value other talents.
America is on the wrong tract in public schools, where arts and music are the first cuts in the budget. Music and math are tied together. Arts show creative solutions, and how to appreciate the finer things in life.
Thanks, I enjoyed hearing about someone who is going somewhere.