Comments on: Breaking Up is Hard to Do… http://www.oleoptene.com/2007/08/01/breaking-up-is-hard-to-do/ A blog for Mara Collins Sun, 20 Nov 2011 04:12:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Suzuki Lessons (Having Very Little to Do with Music) | Oleoptene http://www.oleoptene.com/2007/08/01/breaking-up-is-hard-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-2024 Suzuki Lessons (Having Very Little to Do with Music) | Oleoptene Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:53:23 +0000 http://www.oleoptene.com/?p=80#comment-2024 [...] we moved to Portland, and the ‘cello teacher Aodan got was really a Suzuki teacher. We had a mixed experience with his brothers’ violin teacher, but she made sure we were really immersed in the method and all of its implications. My sister got [...] [...] we moved to Portland, and the ‘cello teacher Aodan got was really a Suzuki teacher. We had a mixed experience with his brothers’ violin teacher, but she made sure we were really immersed in the method and all of its implications. My sister got [...]

]]> By: jenny http://www.oleoptene.com/2007/08/01/breaking-up-is-hard-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-39 jenny Fri, 03 Aug 2007 14:07:49 +0000 http://www.oleoptene.com/?p=80#comment-39 I couldn't say it better, so I'll echo another commenter "you done good!" I'm sorry that my household was so chaotic while we were trying to have a conversation about this. I don't think I verbalized at the time how difficult I know this was to do and how you handled it beautifully. And I'm so glad that you like teacher who makes house calls!!! Think of the possibilities for all that time it will free up not having to play taxi so much! I couldn’t say it better, so I’ll echo another commenter “you done good!”
I’m sorry that my household was so chaotic while we were trying to have a conversation about this. I don’t think I verbalized at the time how difficult I know this was to do and how you handled it beautifully. And I’m so glad that you like teacher who makes house calls!!! Think of the possibilities for all that time it will free up not having to play taxi so much!

]]> By: bluemilk http://www.oleoptene.com/2007/08/01/breaking-up-is-hard-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-38 bluemilk Thu, 02 Aug 2007 22:47:08 +0000 http://www.oleoptene.com/?p=80#comment-38 Music teachers can be pretty highly strung, I learnt piano and violin and I can relate to this story. Music teachers can be pretty highly strung, I learnt piano and violin and I can relate to this story.

]]> By: unreliable narrator http://www.oleoptene.com/2007/08/01/breaking-up-is-hard-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-37 unreliable narrator Thu, 02 Aug 2007 13:34:31 +0000 http://www.oleoptene.com/?p=80#comment-37 You go, woman. I have more to say on this but weirdly off the top of my head my first vivid association is my leaving St. John's--the major head trip that got laid on me at the time--but there is no betrayal in education--as in love, really (see, they rendered me forever Socratic)--we get what we put into it, and it lasts until it doesn't anymore--and you do know how to raise your children. There's something Mandarin and I used to say: "I hear you talking but all I hear you saying is waah, waah, waah." That's all her arguing was, because she was determined to personalize it--which already hints to me that she wasn't an emotionally clear teacher, but had Stuff going on, probably unhelpful. Okay, it's like five in the morning and I need to stop this incoherent and probably completely wrong-headed and invalidating comment. I just wanted to say, you done good! You go, woman. I have more to say on this but weirdly off the top of my head my first vivid association is my leaving St. John’s–the major head trip that got laid on me at the time–but there is no betrayal in education–as in love, really (see, they rendered me forever Socratic)–we get what we put into it, and it lasts until it doesn’t anymore–and you do know how to raise your children. There’s something Mandarin and I used to say: “I hear you talking but all I hear you saying is waah, waah, waah.” That’s all her arguing was, because she was determined to personalize it–which already hints to me that she wasn’t an emotionally clear teacher, but had Stuff going on, probably unhelpful.

Okay, it’s like five in the morning and I need to stop this incoherent and probably completely wrong-headed and invalidating comment. I just wanted to say, you done good!

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