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<blockquote data-source="post: 4431"><p>As a former music ed major, might I suggest some independent study for Mr. No?</p><p></p><p>Social studies covers a lot of territory. Geography, history, psychology, literature ...</p><p></p><p>Let us say that Mr. No is currently practicing Sonata Pathetique, by L. V. Beethoven. Would Mr. No be willing to do any research at all, even on the net, if need be, into that particular composer, that piece of work, and the world in which it was composed?</p><p></p><p>Beethoven was a study in child abuse. His work was a result of that abuse, as much as it was a result of an individual genius. To understand his music, you need to understand the man.</p><p></p><p>Last week I saw a film on PBS, a biography of Beethoven, that would be excellent for a kid who hates to read, but it would bring the man and the music together, within the context of the world in which he lived and worked.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps his music can be part of the bridge you are trying to build. Scarlatti lived a very different life and in a different part of the world from Rachmaninoff.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps bylearning about Russian composers, your son can learn about the end of the monarchy, the Russian revolution, and the incredible oppression of artists under seventy years of communism. And in that, he will rejoice in the spark that still burns on the stages of Moscow, these years after the fall of the Soviet Union. Now THERE is a juicy bit for an ODD!!</p><p></p><p>------------------</p><p>pico: 48 y/o sgl mom with:</p><p>easy child: 14 y/o in private Cath sch.</p><p>difficult child: 11 y/o in publ schl Behavior Disorder class; diag ODD Sept 98; Currently on Risperdal, .5 mg / 1/day; in specific after school prog designed for kids with ADHD + anything else from alphabet soup; Has 1 psychologist, 1 psychiatrist, 1 absolutely invested mom, awesome Aunt Blondie, and whimsically involved non-custodial father.</p><p></p><p></p><p>You cannot achieve the impossible without attempting the absurd.</p><p></p><p>[This message has been edited by pico (edited 01-05-2000).]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE=", post: 4431"] As a former music ed major, might I suggest some independent study for Mr. No? Social studies covers a lot of territory. Geography, history, psychology, literature ... Let us say that Mr. No is currently practicing Sonata Pathetique, by L. V. Beethoven. Would Mr. No be willing to do any research at all, even on the net, if need be, into that particular composer, that piece of work, and the world in which it was composed? Beethoven was a study in child abuse. His work was a result of that abuse, as much as it was a result of an individual genius. To understand his music, you need to understand the man. Last week I saw a film on PBS, a biography of Beethoven, that would be excellent for a kid who hates to read, but it would bring the man and the music together, within the context of the world in which he lived and worked. Perhaps his music can be part of the bridge you are trying to build. Scarlatti lived a very different life and in a different part of the world from Rachmaninoff. Perhaps bylearning about Russian composers, your son can learn about the end of the monarchy, the Russian revolution, and the incredible oppression of artists under seventy years of communism. And in that, he will rejoice in the spark that still burns on the stages of Moscow, these years after the fall of the Soviet Union. Now THERE is a juicy bit for an ODD!! ------------------ pico: 48 y/o sgl mom with: easy child: 14 y/o in private Cath sch. difficult child: 11 y/o in publ schl Behavior Disorder class; diag ODD Sept 98; Currently on Risperdal, .5 mg / 1/day; in specific after school prog designed for kids with ADHD + anything else from alphabet soup; Has 1 psychologist, 1 psychiatrist, 1 absolutely invested mom, awesome Aunt Blondie, and whimsically involved non-custodial father. You cannot achieve the impossible without attempting the absurd. [This message has been edited by pico (edited 01-05-2000).] [/QUOTE]
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