Saturday, February 26, 2011

Ode to an Elementary Music Teacher

There once was a teacher who loved what she taught
Music, her forte, was not taught for naught;
Her students were learning and growing, you see,
Until Spring arrived in Tallahassee...

Our Senate and Reps think they know what it's like
To work in a classroom, both day and night;
I think they should try it, just for a week,
They'd then understand what we mean when we speak
Of our jobs and our homes and our families too;
"Let's cut the Arts and P.E., that should do;"
"Those subjects are frill, they're just fun in the sun;"
"Our kids just don't need it; they need 1 + 1."

Agreed.  They need math and the sciences too;
Reading and writing and spelling, Ya-hoo!
But what about beauty and things of the heart?
What about fitness? Where does that start?

Why is my job always "Line Item One?;"
It's the first on the table when all's said and done.
I wish, for a moment, the "powers that be"
Would visit my classroom so they could see
That my students are learning and hoping to be
The most well-rounded students in Duval County.

Until next time...

2 comments:

helena68 said...

Go Ath, you tell them in rhyme.
Maybe they'll get at some point in time.

Helena

Suzanne said...

You hit this one out of the park! They wouldn't last five minutes in your shoes much less a week! Your job is rock science and you should be valued and respected.