There are two ways to repave a road.
- Break up and remove the old road, and then repave it from scratch with fresh asphalt or cement. It takes time, commitment, and slows down traffic while there is no road there.
- Use a tool to fill the cracks in the road with hot tar. When it cools, it’ll be a little bumpy, and it probably will need to be redone soon, but it’s inexpensive and fast.
As we build new skills with our students, it’s tempting to take the second option – it gets us to acceptable faster. But in the long run, we’re better off struggling through the time and effort to do it right. When we’re done, it lasts past the next performance.