{"id":1286,"date":"2019-06-23T15:00:04","date_gmt":"2019-06-23T20:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teachsuzuki.com\/?p=1286"},"modified":"2019-06-22T15:39:01","modified_gmt":"2019-06-22T20:39:01","slug":"168-tsp-so-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachsuzuki.com\/168-tsp-so-what\/","title":{"rendered":"168 TSP So What?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4719\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1286-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/teachsuzuki\/168_TSP_So_What_.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/teachsuzuki\/168_TSP_So_What_.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/teachsuzuki\/168_TSP_So_What_.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/teachsuzuki\/168_TSP_So_What_.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/teachsuzuki.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1286-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/teachsuzuki\/168_TSP_So_What_.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"168_TSP_So_What_.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>What do you do when a student or a parent comes into your teaching studio with a set of excuses for why they did not practice enough or at all? Have you tried, &#8220;so what?&#8221;<\/p>\n<h4>How to Encourage the Teach Suzuki Blog and Podcast<\/h4>\n<h5>Contact Me<\/h5>\n<p>I really enjoy hearing from my readers and listeners. If you have a question, a comment, a suggestion, or an idea for future articles and podcast episodes, please consider contacting me. You can find me by email (<a href=\"http:\/\/paula@teachsuzuki.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">paula@teachsuzuki.com<\/a>) or find me on Facebook (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TeachSuzuki\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teach Suzuki<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h5>Leave a Review<\/h5>\n<p>Many listeners ask how they can support the podcast. If you are a fan of the podcast, you can help to support it by leaving a rating and review. 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