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Educator: Like many other difficult pursuits, music requires intense study and practice from an early age in order for one to become proficient. But many school music programs encourage only children who demonstrate early aptitude to continue studying music, while children who do not appear especially musical are directed towards other activities. Having learned to think of themselves as musically inept, these children do not devote any time to music, and thus some of them deprive themselves of the opportunity to develop latent but potentially significant musical talent. The educator's statements, if true, would best support which of the following conclusions? A)Music education should not devote special attention to talented students. B)Everyone has the potential to learn music. C)Talent is not always apparent at an early age. D)Children are particularly sensitive to criticism from adults. E)All children should study music.
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Re: educator: like any other [#permalink]
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Music requires practice from an early age to become proficient. Music schools encourage children with talent while those who do not show talent are directed towards other activities. Hence such students do not spend time to learn music.
A)Music education should not devote special attention to talented students. - Too strong a statement to make - Incorrect
B)Everyone has the potential to learn music. - Already info provided in the passage - Incorrect
C)Talent is not always apparent at an early age. - As per the passage, if given enough time talent can be developed - Correct
D)Children are particularly sensitive to criticism from adults. - Out of scope - Incorrect
E)All children should study music. - Strong statement - Incorrect
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Re: educator: like any other [#permalink]
30 Oct 2012, 09:42
Tough choice between C and E. Will go with C only because E sounds a bit too strong. Kudos Please... If my post helped.
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Re: educator: like any other [#permalink]
30 Oct 2012, 10:55
Tough question...
confused b/w C and B. bt chose C..
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Re: educator: like any other [#permalink]
30 Oct 2012, 14:07
I will go with C as well.
I chose this option because of the last clause about latent and potentially significant talent. He is trying to conclude that talent is there in all students, but it needs to be maximized through intense study and practice. It can be hidden at an early age.
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Re: Educator: Like many other difficult pursuits, music requires [#permalink]
02 Nov 2012, 15:42
The answer should be C
Was stuck between A and C
Ruled out A as it states "Music education should not devote special attention to talented students. "
Students may be of any age but the passage is concerned with students of early age only and specifaclly
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Re: Educator: Like many other difficult pursuits, music requires [#permalink]
12 Nov 2012, 03:04
Was stuck between C & D and picked D.
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Re: Educator: Like many other difficult pursuits, music requires [#permalink]
23 Feb 2013, 11:33
A)Music education should not devote special attention to talented students. Extreme B)Everyone has the potential to learn music. Can't say C)Talent is not always apparent at an early age. Bingo, NOT ALWAYS is the keyword here D)Children are particularly sensitive to criticism from adults. OOS E)All children should study music. EXTREME
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Re: Educator: Like many other difficult pursuits, music requires [#permalink]
23 Apr 2013, 22:37
Its D .. because it is because of the adults that the students are deprived of what to do and what they cannot do.
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Re: Educator: Like many other difficult pursuits, music requires [#permalink]
23 Apr 2013, 23:03
thatsdhaval wrote: Its D .. because it is because of the adults that the students are deprived of what to do and what they cannot do. It's not D thatsdhaval. You can get the main idea from the phrase "thus some of them deprive themselves of the opportunity to develop latent but potentially significant musical talent" It means some people would have the ability to develop musical talent later than other people. Correct answer is C. Hope it helps.
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Re: Educator: Like many other difficult pursuits, music requires [#permalink]
23 Apr 2013, 23:43
pqhai wrote: thatsdhaval wrote: Its D .. because it is because of the adults that the students are deprived of what to do and what they cannot do. It's not D thatsdhaval. You can get the main idea from the phrase "thus some of them deprive themselves of the opportunity to develop latent but potentially significant musical talent" It means some people would have the ability to develop musical talent later than other people. Correct answer is C. Hope it helps. Hi pqhai, according to " But many school music programs encourage only children who demonstrate early aptitude to continue studying music, while children who do not appear especially musical are directed towards other activities. Having learned to think of themselves as musically inept, these children do not devote any time to music, and thus some of them deprive themselves of the opportunity to develop latent but potentially significant musical talent." I think it is the school that decides which students have the musical talents rather than the students thensleves, and it can be clearly said that the school is controlled by the adults i.e. the teachers, so it can be concluded that because of the adults the children are not able to show their interest in music because of their low academic score.
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Re: Educator: Like many other difficult pursuits, music requires [#permalink]
24 Apr 2013, 12:44
I dont understand why people dont give OA with posted questions. Come on guys, post the OAs as well along with the questions.
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Re: Educator: Like many other difficult pursuits, music requires [#permalink]
29 Apr 2013, 23:55
C appears to be a good choice. It is not extreme firstly and hints at the same notion as the passage..
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Re: Educator: Like many other difficult pursuits, music requires [#permalink]
30 Apr 2013, 20:44
Of course C is the answer, come on...
Talent is not apparent at an early age ==> supports the basic idea of the passage that students who dont show early aptitude ( talent ) shoukd also be encouraged to persue music...because they might discover their talent later.
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Re: Educator: Like many other difficult pursuits, music requires [#permalink]
04 May 2013, 05:25
Marcab wrote: Educator: Like many other difficult pursuits, music requires intense study and practice from an early age in order for one to become proficient. But many school music programs encourage only children who demonstrate early aptitude to continue studying music, while children who do not appear especially musical are directed towards other activities. Having learned to think of themselves as musically inept, these children do not devote any time to music, and thus some of them deprive themselves of the opportunity to develop latent but potentially significant musical talent.
The educator's statements, if true, would best support which of the following conclusions?
A)Music education should not devote special attention to talented students.
B)Everyone has the potential to learn music.
C)Talent is not always apparent at an early age.
D)Children are particularly sensitive to criticism from adults.
E)All children should study music. OA please... I feel B is correct.
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Re: Educator: Like many other difficult pursuits, music requires [#permalink]
05 May 2013, 07:19
Marcab wrote: Educator: Like many other difficult pursuits, music requires intense study and practice from an early age in order for one to become proficient. But many school music programs encourage only children who demonstrate early aptitude to continue studying music, while children who do not appear especially musical are directed towards other activities. Having learned to think of themselves as musically inept, these children do not devote any time to music, and thus some of them deprive themselves of the opportunity to develop latent but potentially significant musical talent.
The educator's statements, if true, would best support which of the following conclusions?
A)Music education should not devote special attention to talented students.
B)Everyone has the potential to learn music.
C)Talent is not always apparent at an early age.
D)Children are particularly sensitive to criticism from adults.
E)All children should study music. Adults don't want not musical children to learn music. Thus, the children learn that they are musically inept. Therefore, the children resign from learning music and do not develop musical talent. Why C wrong: Talent is developed later by children who practise. Why D right: Children will not develop talent as a result of adults' critisism. The children totally give up practising because of adults' behaviour. In effect, children will not develop latent develop talent. This is about "aptitude to continue studying music", not about showing talent. Two different things.
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