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Engineering Student Prefers Music

by Dr. Sylvia Rimm

Q. I'm from India. My son was diagnosed with dyslexia in 10th grade. He is presently doing his fourth semester of an engineering degree, and I have a problem getting him to study. He isn't focused, can't concentrate, and doesn't take his professional studies seriously. I'm afraid if he doesn't study well he won't have a good future.

My son says that studies are not the main thing. He has extraordinary interest in playing drums and during his 11th and 12th grades won many prizes for bei ...

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Posted by: Ariana
Comment: #1
Sun Jun 21, 2009 8:25 PM

Sounds to me like the young man doesn't want to study engineering and would prefer to study music. Nothing can be a greater motivator that your father yelling at you that you are not working hard enough and you are ruining your future by not pursuing the career your father wants for you. Read that sentence twice, with the focus on "nothing."

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