I think I'm having a lot of questions and doubts since we're trying to navigate a world that seems to require an insane amount of work and commitment from young children and their parents.

It so happens that we're undecided about next year's school option. I am not too crazy about sending DD to a classroom where she won't learn anything academically. Unschooling might be a better alternative for us for the next few years and that could mean that DD would be practicing a lot naturally.

I need to decide what educational setting would be in DD's best interest for the next school year and see how preparing for the competition(s) on top of recitals and exams would fit into our life, and not the other way around.