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35371 DECOMPOSED - RE: YOUR SON
   QUITE A LOAD FOR YOUR SON, BUT I WAS GLAD TO READ IT AND WISH HIM WELL... 		kathy_s16   POPE IV   28 Sep 2017
 5:45 AM
35358 Re: Steelers Owner Sends Out Panicked Letter to Fans After Team�s National Anthem Protest
   Dear DAD, you as a parent have a child who is growing into a young... 		micro   POPE IV   28 Sep 2017
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Re: Steelers Owner Sends Out Panicked Letter to Fans After Team�s National Anthem Protest

By: Decomposed in POPE IV
Thu, 28 Sep 17 4:17 AM
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micro: 

re: "Hope Joey is doing well in his new home away from home.... "

Thank you. I appreciate that. Actually, there's one class where he's struggling. He's among the worst in the class, as he puts it.

It's his class in conducting - the class where the instructor said at the start that first year students are almost never let in. The prof told him last week, "I know you're a First Year (which is what UVA calls its Freshmen), but this is a 4000-series class (for 4th year music majors) and I'm not going to hold you to a different standard than anyone else just because you're younger."

That had to be humbling!

The problem is apparently with nerves... specifically, nerves when he's conducting all of the other students, all but one of whom are Music Majors (which he ain't) and all of whom are considerably older. He says that he's beginning to loosen up and is beginning to improve. Fortunately, there is more to the class than just standing and waving a baton around, and he's apparently doing fine in those parts of the class. We'll know more when the class is done.

In all his other classes - "a Survey of Algebra," "Introduction to Linguistics," Japanese, his "Mindfulness" COLA class, and two choir ensembles, 19 credits in all - he's at or near 100% of the possible points across the board. So, no worries. I'm actually happy he's taking something that's challenging him. People grow when they're pushed.
 


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