Before diving into the more abstract subjects like algebra and calculus, students should also be offered practical instruction in doing taxes, mortgages, interest rates and a study of credit card fees and management. In the same way that I feel certain applied math is overlooked in schools, I feel instruction in certain touring practicalities gets overlooked. While the study of gain structure, the use of dynamics or the flying of a speaker array should be mandatory knowledge for a young engineer, it should be as equally vital to know how to juggle your marriage or kids in the middle of a six-month world tour.
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