Trying Something New勇敢去嘗試

學會演奏某種樂器，是件很酷的事，可要演奏好也得吃點兒“苦”。Tex和Indi開始學鋼琴了，但一節課下來Tex就想放棄，是Montoya老師鼓勵了他。最后，Tex的堅持有了結果，在演奏會上，他的演出成功極了。

Today was Tex and Indi’s first piano lesson

with Mr. Montoya. As they were leaving， Indi said， “That was fun.”

“You were good at learning that song，” said Tex. “But I couldn’t play it at all.”

“I thought you did a great job，” said Indi.

“Thanks，” said Tex. “But the piano is too hard for me. I’m going to quit.”

“Do me a favor， buddy，” said Mr. Montoya. “Stick with it for three more lessons. Then see what you think. Is it a deal？”

“I guess so，” said Tex.

Tex stuck with the lessons for a whole month.

After the twins’ fourth lesson， Mr. Montoya said， “Well， what do you think， Tex？ Do you still want to quit？”

“No way！” said Tex.“The more I play， the better I get. And the better I get， the more fun it is.”

A few months later， Tex and Indi had their first piano recital. They each played two pieces. At the end of the concert， Mom and Dad clapped and clapped.

“Hey， Tex，” whispered Indi， “I’m glad you didn’t give up.”

“Me too.” Tex whispered back.

持之以恒是做好一件事的根本，但無論對孩子還是大人來說都不容易。怎樣引導孩子學會堅持，故事里的蒙托亞老師給出了很好的示例。