<p>I have never thought about dropping the private violin lessons. I only wants him to play in the orchestra to enjoy the music with others. At what level, he does not need private violin lessons?</p>
<p>He even asks me to teach him piano few years ago because he has some piano lessons when he was little. but I think playing violin in an orchestra will give him more social interactions than with piano.</p>
<p>Yes, I go outing with him, not his father. His father said he could not survive in the outdoor…lol. I think boy scout is great for him since I and his father did not grow up in USA and we lack of many community sense and life skills that most of typical USA boys have. </p>
<p>For examples, he goes to a canoe trip with the troop. How am I going to find 10 boys to go on a canoe trip without the troop? I even could not get my brother’s family to go on a camping trip when they told me they can only survive in air-conditioned hotel room for vacation. I finally gave up asking friends and families for those outdoor activities after I found out about boy scout.</p>
<p>Yes, he has limited knowledge in Chinese but he can understand the simple conversations. He just starts the Spanish in MS. He told me he can speak Spanish much better and quicker than other kids because of his experience in Chinese. I think his good musical ears also helps him with 2nd or third languages learning.</p>