Why I Cannot Teach My Own Child (And Why That Is Perfectly Fine)
Xuemin reflects on why she couldn't teach piano to her own daughter — and why an outside teacher made all the difference.
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Five questions that turn a hundred-option afterschool decision into a five-question one, plus the situations where enrichment isn't the right answer at all. From teachers who've watched hundreds of Tokyo...
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